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A collection of folklore and local history stories from Naomh Muire (B.), Droichead Átha (school) (Drogheda, Co. Louth), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher A. Mac Uidhlinn., Ghost Stories - A Strange Procession / Bagnall, Patrick -- Stray Sod / Bagnall, Patrick -- Humpy Jack Madden / Bagnall, Patrick -- Dandelion Clock / Bagnall, Patrick -- Blessed Sacrament / Bagnall, Patrick -- Ghost Story -- Jump at Platten Rocks -- Tinsmith and the Thieves -- About forty years ago an old man between 70 and 80 years lived in the village of Shallon. / Gorman, B. O' -- A young man was going home from Drogheda to Bellewstown one night. / Gorman, B. O' -- On a little hill called the Mullach near Bellewstown there is a rock. / Gorman, Brendan O' -- There are three rocks on top of Bellewstown hill, each about one quarter of a mile apart. / Gorman, Brendan O' -- There is a round stone near Clough Patrick on the Collon Road. -- About ten yards from St. Patrick's Well in Drogheda there is a round flat stone in the ground with the imprint of four fingers and a thumb. -- In Kilsharven about 70 years ago there was a linen mill. -- Near Kilsharvan on a hill there was a gate leading into a field. -- Many years ago a very old woman lived alone in a cottage. / Bagnall, P. -- Fairy Story -- Tale of Maura Gargan / Donnelly, Kathrine -- Big Black Dog -- There is a certain house which is situated 2 miles from the town. -- Once upon a time there lived a priest who was paid to say a mass, but he forgot and he died. -- Old Road from Tara -- Ghost Story -- Fairy in Bottle Lane / Reilly, P. -- Big Black Dog -- Fairy Story / Eneaney, Edward Mc -- Once upon a time there lived a princess. / Eneaney, Edward Mc -- There is a certain house which is situated about two miles from Drogheda. / Neill, Joseph O' -- Ghosts / Walker, Desmond -- There is a fairy moat at Coolagh Bridge, between Coolagh Street and Platten Road Bridge, by the Railway. / Carey, Timothy -- There is a Lone Bush at Cool Lough near Shallen. / Reilly, Matthew -- A boy was driving a pony and trap up at bolre graveyard. / Murray, James -- The Dale arch is haunted every night at twelve o'clock ever since a man was hanged from a post there. / Owens, Patrick -- A heavy coach full of headless men, and driven by coach men, come down by the side.... / Mohan, James -- Shamrock with red streaks grows about 2 miles on the Drogheda side of Slane. / Mohan, James -- Proverbs / Branigan, Oliver -- Proverbs / Langan, R. -- Proverbs / Fleming, P., Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.