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Drong
- Publication Year :
- 1937
- Publisher :
- National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin, 1937.
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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.<br />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<br />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.
- Subjects :
- 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
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b796d4479d0005634cbbe5123024d15a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4493781