1. Paddock, Mountrath
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Paddock, Mountrath, Dubhlainn, A. Ó, Paddock N.S., Pupils, Breen, Thomas, Wallace, Mary, Hipwell, Isabella, Bennett, Mary, Tehan, Sarah, Hipwell, Maudie, Dowling, A., Doran, T., Fitzpatrick, Edward, Doran, John, Kavanagh, Matt, Brophy, Sarah, Wallace, Thomas, Fitzpatrick, Lar, Fitzpatrick, Miss Mary, Conroy, Essie, Doran, Tim, and Brophy, Bridget
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Irish Travellers (Nomadic people) ,History ,Historic sites ,Folk poetry ,local legends ,Toys ,Manners and customs ,Birds ,Smithing ,Riddles ,Marriage ,Potatoes ,Folklore ,Treasure troves ,Commerce ,Traditional medicine ,Supernatural beings ,Dwellings ,Roads ,Death ,Famine, 1845-1852 ,Ringforts ,Clothing and dress ,Land use ,Butter ,Recreation ,Fenians ,Proverbs ,Ireland ,Prayers - Abstract
A collection of folklore and local history stories from Paddock, Mountrath (school) (Paddock, Co. Laois), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher A. Ó Dubhlainn., Riddles / Paddock N.S., Pupils -- Local Beliefs - Weather-Lore -- Local Cures / Paddock N.S., Pupils -- Games Played in School / Breen, Thomas -- Games Played in School - Hop Cap / Wallace, Mary -- Games Played in School - High Gates -- Games Played in School - Hag and Chickens / Hipwell, Isabella -- Local Fairs / Hipwell, Isabella -- Churning / Bennett, Mary -- Potato Crop / Breen, Thomas -- Proverbs -- Local Landlord -- Proverbs -- Weddings -- Wedding-Lore -- Local Forge / Tehan, Sarah / Hipwell, Maudie -- Wake in the Country -- Funeral / Dowling, A. -- Weeds -- There is a well in Baurcip, Mountrath, Leix named Hugh O'Neill's well.... / Dowling, A. -- When Cromwell was in Ireland his soldiers had a home in Tinnahinch between.... -- Homemade Toys -- Dodge Ball / Bennett, Mary -- Snares for Rabbits / Doran, T. -- Cribs / Fitzpatrick, Edward -- Folklore / Doran, John -- In the time of Fenians in 1867 there were some Fenians living in Mountmellick, Co Leix... / Dowling, A. -- Treasure / Bennett, Mary -- Rath / Kavanagh, Matt -- Travelling Folk / Brophy, Sarah -- School Games - Ball in the Cap / Wallace, Thomas -- Bird-Lore / Paddock N.S., Pupils -- Prayer - Old / Dowling, A. -- Lore of Certain Days -- Story - The Fairy Cat / Fitzpatrick, Lar -- Stories / Fitzpatrick, Miss Mary -- Stories / Conroy, Essie -- Stories / Doran, Tim -- Tong Without Claws / Brophy, Bridget -- Story / Wallace, Mary -- Clothes / Dowling, A. -- Roads of the District / Dowling, A. -- Folklore -- Games Played at Wakes Long Ago -- My Man John -- Poem - Father O'Farrel / Dowling, A. -- Townlands / Wallace, Thomas -- Townlands / Breen, Thomas -- Festival Customs, 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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