1. Cnoc Breac
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Cnoc Breac, Conchubhair, Séamus Ó, Leahy, Paddy, Leahy, James, Connor, Joseph O, Connor, Rory O', Connor, Lucy O', Connor, Mary O', Scanlon, Eileen, Connor, Denis O', Doody, Mary, Leahy, Kathleen, Leahy, P., Connor, Eileen O', Leahy, K., and Shea, Peg
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Irish Travellers (Nomadic people) ,Thatched roofs ,Candlemaking ,Folk poetry ,Historic sites ,local legends ,Coopering ,Saint Patrick's Day ,Rain and rainfall ,Smithing ,Clothing and dress ,Riddles ,Land use ,Signs and symbols ,Marriage ,Occupations ,Potatoes ,Weather ,Proverbs ,Ireland ,Folklore - Abstract
A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cnoc Breac (school) (Knockbrack, Co. Kerry), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Séamus Ó Conchubhair., Food in Olden Times -- Great Flood / Leahy, Paddy -- Local Tale of the Parnellite Split / Leahy, James -- Local Story / Connor, Joseph O -- Coitreach na Gruaige / Connor, Rory O' -- Local Marriage Customs / Connor, Lucy O' -- Weather-Lore / Connor, Mary O' -- Old Crafts - The Blacksmith / Leahy, Paddy -- Flax / Scanlon, Eileen -- Barrel-Making / Connor, Rory O' -- Thatching -- Candle-Making / Connor, Denis O' -- Candle-Making / Scanlon, Eileen -- Potato Crop / Leahy, Paddy -- Caoine for Simon O' Keane -- Song Made by Tim Mc Govern of Dromlegach on 1916 -- Song Made on Winning the Longford Election 1918 -- Song by Tadhg Mc Govern / Connor, Rory O' -- My Home District / Doody, Mary -- My Home District / Scanlon, Eileen -- Knocknagoshel Mill / Leahy, Kathleen -- Our Farm / Leahy, P. -- Local Proverbs / Connor, Eileen O' -- Riddles / Connor, Eileen O' -- Middle Creamery / Connor, Eileen O' -- Three Cheers for the Green, White and Gold -- Local Poets / Connor, Mary O' -- Landlord / Leahy, K. -- Local Monuments / Connor, Lucy O' -- Blacksmith Volunteer -- Forge / Shea, Peg -- Forges / Connor, Eileen O' -- Emblems for St Patrick's Day -- Names of Fields / Scanlon, Eileen, 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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