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A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cluain Tuirc (C.) (school) (Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Máire Ní Gharaidh., Ceantar na Scoile / Gharoidh, Máire Ní -- Aughry Castle - An Old Ruin / Faughnan, Teresa -- Aughry Castle / Murphy, Maise -- Townland of Drumard Jones / Eoin, Una Nic -- Tale of Aughry Castle, AD 1649 / Garry, Bridie Mc -- Some facts about Derrycarn as related in the following poem in which Mick Beirne, Derrycarn is the chief character and he is also the composer. / Maxwell, Minnie -- Poem Giving a True Light into the Life of Lord Leitrim / Murphy, Nancy -- Song -- Song - The White Bottle -- White Bottle -- Weather-Lore / Hackett, Bridie -- Old School / Newton, Peggy -- Old School - Esker / Garry, Bridie Mc -- Additional Information about Esker School / Reynolds, Maggie -- Killimaun Old School -- Ballygeer Old School / Maxwell, Philomena -- Furnace Old School / Maxwell, Jennie -- Churning - The Dash Churn / Hackett, Bridie -- Story of Local Interest / Maxwell, Minnie -- Funny Story - Dan O'Connell / Keon, Una Mc -- Story - Local Happening / Heeran, Eileen -- Funny Story / Newton, Peggy -- Another Funny Story / Newton, Peggy -- Funny Story / Ahern, Mary -- Funny Story / Newton, Peggy -- Funny Story / Keon, Eileen Mc -- Hidden Treasure / Notley, Mary -- Hidden Treasure / Beirne, Maise -- Hidden Treasure / Keon, Una Mc -- Local Cures / Hackett, Bridie -- Local Cures / Newton, Peggy -- Local Riddles / Newton, Peggy -- Proverbs / Faughnan, Josephine / Hackett, Bridie / Newton, Peggy / Keon, Maureen Mc -- Proverbs / Ahern, Mary / Maxwell, Minnie / Keon, Una Mc / Garry, Bridie Mc / Doherty, May / Clancy, Annie -- My Townland - Dromod -- My Townland - Furnace / Murphy, Maisie -- My Townland - Gubagraphy -- My Townland - Moheraven -- My Townland - Gort -- Cloonboney / Garry, Bridie Mc -- My Townland - Corriscaffey -- My Townland - Drumard Jones -- My Townland - Clooncolry -- My Townland - Cloonturk -- My Townland - Drumard -- My Townland - Esker -- Local Burning / Faughnan, Teresa -- Old Ruins / Ahern, Mary -- Local Heroes - Soldier - One of the Heroes of Ballinalee / Farrelly, Máire / Hackett, Bridie -- Local Heroes - Soldier / Ahern, Mary -- Local Heroes / Newton, Peggy -- Local Marriage Customs / Garry, Bridie Mc -- Local Craft - Spinning / Ahern, Mary -- Local Craft - Spinning / Garry, Bridie Mc -- Travelling Folk / Dermott, Chris Mc -- Fairy Forts / Dermott, Chris Mc -- Fairy Forts in Drumard Jones / Keon, Una Mc -- Fort and Sweat-House in Cloonfannan / Newton, Peggy -- Potato Crop / Hackett, Bridie -- Festival Customs / Hackett, Bridie -- Bread / Maxwell, Minnie -- Local Place Names / Hackett, Bridie -- Homemade Toys / Newton, Peggy -- Local Fairs / Ahern, Mary -- Food in Olden Times / Ahern, Mary -- Buying and Selling / Dermott, Chris Mc -- Buying and Selling / Heeran, Eileen -- Collection of Prayers / Heeran, Eileen -- Collection of Prayers / Newton, Peggy -- Collection of Prayers / Keon, Eileen Mc -- Collection of Prayers / Garry, Bridie Mc -- Collection of Prayers / Maxwell, Jennie -- Collection of Prayers / Murphy, Nancy -- Emblems and Objects of Value / Keon, Una Mc -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Murphy, Nancy -- Leprechaun or Mermaid / Dermott, Chris Mc -- Lore of Certain Days / Aherne, Mary -- Stories of Giants and Warriors / Keon, Una Mc -- Our Holy Wells / Keon, Una Mc -- My Home Dristrict / Faughnan, Josephine -- Local Forge / Faughnan, Teresa -- Landlord / Murphy, Maisie -- Local Roads / Maxwell, Minnie -- Herbs / Newton, Peggy -- Herbs / Notley, May -- Herbs / Heeran, Eileen -- Local Poets / Newton, Peggy -- In Penal Times / Keon, Una Mc -- Local Poets / Maxwell, Jennie -- Leprechaun / Doherty, May -- Local Patron Saint / Keon, Maureen Mc -- Local Monuments / Faughnan, Teresa -- Care of the Feet / Faughnan, Teresa -- Hurling and Football / Faughnan, Teresa -- Clothes Made Locally -- Clothes Made Locally / Maxwell, Jennie -- Old Crafts / Garry, Bridie Mc -- Stories of the Holy Family / Maxwell, Philomena -- Religious Stories / Keon, Una Mc -- Old Graveyards / Newton, Peggy -- Hugh O'Neills / Gharaidh, Máire Ní -- Famine / Gharaidh, Máire Ní -- Fort / Gharaidh, Máire Ní -- Death Warning / Gharaidh, Máire Ní -- Sugar / Gharaidh, Máire Ní -- Bog / Gharaidh, Máire Ní -- Song of '98 / Keon, Una Mc -- Song / Heeran, Eileen -- Funny Story / Dermott, Chris Mc -- Funny Story - Grace before Meals / Murphy, Nancy -- Funny Story - Grace after Meals / Maxwell, Jennie -- Funny Story / Newton, Peggy -- Funny Story / Heeran, Eileen -- Funny Story / Feeney, Peggy -- Funny Story / Keon, Una Mc -- Religious Story / Maxwell, Jennie -- Religious Story / Faughnan, Josephine -- Games I Play / Garry, Bridie Mc -- Bornacoola Graveyards / Faughnan, Josephine -- Funny Story - The Home Boy / Newton, Peggy -- Old Story - Witchcraft or Butterswitching / Notley, May -- Story - Sham Hero / Ahern, Mary, 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.