1. Drong
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Drong, Gabhann, Seán P. Mac, Harrigan, Annie M., Ghee, Michael Mc, Cole, Bridget Mc, Toye, Eddie, Gonagle, Mary R. Mc, Donaghy, Neil, Laughlin, Annie Mc, Argáin, Áine Ní H, Bonner, Charles, Laughlin, May Mc, Gonigle, Hugh Mc, Toye, Edward, Laughlin, Mary Mc, Cauley, Brigid Mc, Breslin, Margaret J., Lauughlin, Annie Mc, Harriagan, Annie M., Cauley, Bridie Mc, Hargan, Willie James, Morris, Maureen P., and Breslin, Margaret
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Halloween ,Limekilns ,Irish Travellers (Nomadic people) ,Thatched roofs ,Historic sites ,History ,Folk poetry ,local legends ,Birds ,Saint Brigid's Day ,Smithing ,Cemeteries ,Family ,Potatoes ,Weather ,Folklore ,Treasure troves ,legendary creatures ,Basket making ,Commerce ,Traditional medicine ,Bread ,Dwellings ,Christmas ,Jesus Christ ,Animal culture ,Shoes ,Death ,Easter ,Famine, 1845-1852 ,Shipwrecks ,Food ,Land use ,Butter ,Recreation ,Fishing ,Proverbs ,Ireland ,belief - Abstract
A collection of folklore and local history stories from Drong (school) (Drung, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Seán P. Mac Gabhann., Drong / Gabhann, Seán P. Mac -- Wreck of the Nakomis / Harrigan, Annie M. -- Potato Crop / Ghee, Michael Mc -- Halloween / Cole, Bridget Mc -- Care of Our Animals / Toye, Eddie -- Churning / Gonagle, Mary R. Mc -- Widow's Daughter / Donaghy, Neil -- Nose / Laughlin, Annie Mc -- Games I Play / Gonagle, Mary R. Mc -- Conas a Chaitear Oíche Nollag sa Cheantar seo / Argáin, Áine Ní h -- Local Sayings and Proverbs / Ghee, Michael Mc -- Local Sayings and Proverbs / Harrigan, Annie M. -- Bird-Lore / Bonner, Charles -- Weather-Lore / Ghee, Michael Mc -- Lime-Kilns / Laughlin, May Mc -- Thatching / Gonagle, Mary R. Mc -- Folklore - Old Graveyards / Toye, Eddie -- Old Graveyards / Ghee, Michael Mc -- St Brigid's Crosses / Gonigle, Hugh Mc -- Local Cromlech / Harrigan, Annie M. -- Standing Stone / Laughlin, May Mc -- Famine / Toye, Edward -- Basket-Making / Laughlin, Mary Mc -- My Home District / Cauley, Brigid Mc -- Fair of Carrickmaquigley / Ghee, Michael Mc -- On Ghosts / Cauley, Brigid Mc -- Hidden Treasure / Laughlin, Annie Mc -- Folklore - Travelling Folk / Cole, Bridget Mc -- Wakes / Harrigan, Annie M. -- Buying and Selling / Ghee, Michael Mc -- Land League / Toye, Edward -- Local Poets / Breslin, Margaret J. -- Local Forge / Toye, Edward -- Old-Time Bread-Making / Harrigan, Annie M. -- Turf-Cutting / Toye, Edward -- Devil's Lighthouse / Laughlin, Annie Mc -- Care of the Feet / Ghee, Michael Mc -- Customs of Easter Sunday and May Eve / Harrigan, Annie M. -- Local Stations / Harrigan, Annie M. -- Shipwreck / Ghee, Michael Mc -- Some Local Cures / Lauughlin, Annie Mc -- Mussel Dredging / Toye, Edward -- Local Fairs / Laughlin, Annie Mc -- Local Graveyards / Harriagan, Annie M. -- Old Houses / Cauley, Bridie Mc -- Food in Olden Times / Hargan, Willie James -- Old Time Games / Ghee, Michael Mc -- Eviction Scene / Laughlin, Annie Mc -- Story / Laughlin, Annie Mc -- Witches -- Holy Family / Morris, Maureen P. -- Story / Laughlin, Annie Mc -- Story / Breslin, Margaret -- Index, 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.
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- 1937
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