1. Scrabagh
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Scrabagh, Ffrench, Mrs Rose, Caslin, Teresa, Caslin, Emily, Bambrick, Tony, Beirne, Annie O', Rogers, Helen, Greene, Michael, Glancy, John, Beirne, Annie Teresa O', Beirne, Annie T. O', Beirne, Thomas, Duignan, Margaret, Conlon, Patrick, School Children, Beirne, Thomas O', Greene, Mick, and Beirne, Vincent O'
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Halloween ,Limekilns ,Folk poetry ,Candlemaking ,Thatched roofs ,Manners and customs ,Soap trade ,Smithing ,Riddles ,Dyes and dyeing ,Cemeteries ,Marriage ,Occupations ,Potatoes ,Weather ,Folklore ,Treasure troves ,Basket making ,Rope trade ,Commerce ,Traditional medicine ,Coopering ,Bread ,Dwellings ,Animal culture ,Death ,Ringforts ,Food ,Nail craft ,Land use ,Butter ,Fishing ,Proverbs ,Evil eye ,Textile industry - Abstract
A collection of folklore and local history stories from Scrabagh (school) (Scrabbagh, Co. Roscommon), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mrs Rose Ffrench., My Home District / Caslin, Teresa -- Hidden Treasures / Caslin, Emily -- Local Cures -- A Funny Story / Bambrick, Tony -- Fairy Forts / Beirne, Annie O' -- Blessed Wells / Caslin, Emily -- Local Heroes / Caslin, Teresa -- Old Graveyards / Rogers, Helen -- Riddles -- Marriage Customs / Caslin, Teresa -- Herbs / Caslin, Teresa -- Food in Olden Times / Caslin, Emily -- Weather-Lore / Caslin, Teresa -- Churning / Bambrick, Tony -- How I Spent Halloween / Caslin, Emily -- Local Forge / Caslin, Teresa -- Lore of Certain Days / Caslin, Emily -- Bread / Greene, Michael -- Herbs / Caslin, Teresa -- Another Widow Left Alone -- Old Irish Customs / Caslin, Emily -- Care of the Farm Animals / Glancy, John -- Potato Crop / Beirne, Annie Teresa O' -- Bard of Ardleckna / Caslin, Teresa -- Buying and Selling / Beirne, Annie Teresa O' -- Sweet Smiling Carnadoe / Beirne, Annie T. O' -- Lime-Burning -- Wake and Funeral Customs / Caslin, Teresa -- Candle-Making / Beirne, Thomas -- Fishing and Fowling / Beirne, Annie O' -- Barrel and Churn-Making / Duignan, Margaret -- Rope-Making / Bambrick, Tony -- Nail-Making / Greene, Michael -- Thatching / Conlon, Patrick -- Soap-Making / Caslin, Teresa -- Local Proverbs / , School children -- Local Events of Long Ago - Lough Boderg Regatta / Caslin, Teresa -- Old Houses / Duignan, Margaret -- Fair of Dangan / Caslin, Teresa -- Creel-Making / Beirne, Thomas O' -- Scrabagh Races / Greene, Mick -- Local Landlords / Beirne, Vincent O' -- Emblems and Objects of Value / Bambrick, Tony -- The following was composed by Mr. Owens N.T. Dangan Kilmore 1890... -- Threshing -- Weaving -- Dyeing -- Clothes were usually made of frieze and corduroy... -- Evil Eye, 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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