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A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cros Riabhach (school) (Crossreagh, Co. Cavan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher T. Ó Siordáin., Cros Riabhach -- Mullach Lake -- Forts -- Quilca House -- St Kilian - Patron of Parish -- Place Names in this Parish -- Local Weather-Lore -- Local Cures -- Local Customs Connected with Festivals -- Wedding Customs -- Wild Life in this Locality - The Birds -- Bonfires -- Big Wind 1839 -- Family Names of the Locality -- About Boots -- Old Graveyards in this Parish -- Old Roads -- Old Houses -- Mullagh Village -- Teampal Ceallachaigh - Kelly's Church -- Old Crafts - A Local Basket-Maker -- Old Customs of this District / Smyth, Phil -- Old Riddles of this Locality / Carolan, Susan -- Riddles / Cumisky, Thomas -- More Riddles / Smyth, Brigid -- Other Riddles from Cavan / Hynes, Peggy -- Riddles with Answers / Smyth, Phil -- Wise Sayings agus Seanráite / Farrelly, Pat -- Travelling Folk -- Weird Story of Quilca Lake -- Black Dog / Quinn, Michael -- Palmyra Fort / Lynch, Pat -- Fairy Shoemaker of Drumrath / Doughty, Charlie O' -- Bailieborough Story / Lynch, Patrick -- Fairies Buy Pigs / Quinn, Michael -- Fairy Hunt in Corryrourke / Smyth, John -- Fairy Money / Carolan, Liam -- Folklore / Farrelly, John P. -- Story / Smyth, Philip -- Old Miser from Crossreagh / Farrelly, John P. -- Haunted House / Keating, Maureen -- Story / Smith, John -- Story / Doughty, Charlie -- Story / Keating, Maureen -- Ghostly Boat on Quilca Lake / Smyth, Thady -- Ghost Story / Hynes, Peggy -- Graveyard Watch-House -- Dead Coach / Farrelly, Patrick -- Story / Keating, Maureen -- Stray Sod / Keating, Maureen -- Story of the Five-Acre Field in Quilca / Smyth, Thady -- Master's Buttons -- Story / Keating, Maureen -- Story / Smyth, Thady -- Another Story of a Schoolmaster -- Story of a Hedge-School -- Story / Smyth, Thady -- Story / Smith, John -- Fairy Shoes / Carolan, Ann -- Fairy Wedding / Carolan, Susan -- Woman in White / Smyth, Patrick -- Five Fairy Horsemen / Smyth, Pat -- Ghostly Goat -- Pooka - Fairy Horse -- Headless Ass / Glennon, Ann -- Fairy Rabbit / Quinn, Michael -- Story of Lisanahederna / Glennon, Ann -- Another Story of the Chaldra / Doughty, R. -- Fairy Footballers -- Stray Sod -- Fairy Wedding / Hynes, Peggy -- Red Cow / Hynes, Peggy -- Weird Experience / Keating, Owen -- Fairy Horses of the Lake -- Battle of Mullagh -- Tale of '98 -- Secret / Glennon, Ann -- Story / Carolan, Susan -- Story of Quilca / Glennon, Mary -- Long Céilí in the Fort / Hynes, Peggy -- Big Hat / Doughty, Liam -- Foolish Man / Sheridan, E. -- Fort in Cloughbally / Sheridan, Ellen -- Story of Mullagh Hill / Sheridan, Ellen -- Fireside Rhyme and Game / Smyth, Phil -- Another Old Rhyme for Playtime / Fitzsimons, Mary Ellen -- Fairy Calf / Smith, John -- Famous Fight in a Lane -- Strong Runner / Carolan, M. -- Dancing Master / Brien, Patrick O -- Fairy Gap - An Bearna Sióga -- Bhean Sí -- Chúirt Caillí / Murphy, Patrick -- Treasure -- Grisset -- Who Was He? / Donoghoe, J. -- Hand / Carolan, Matt -- Fairy Lady -- Fairy Football / Lynch, Phelim -- Story of the Fairies / Glennon, Alary -- Fairy Horse from Mullagh Lake -- Wool-Pack -- Ghostly Football Match in Quilca / Doughty, Liam -- Fairy Footballers / Duffy, P. -- Story of Mullagh Lake / Glennon, Mary -- Story of the Bean Sí / Lynch, Pat -- Ghost Story / Keating, Maureen -- Leprechaun Story / Murray, Kathleen -- Another Story about the Caldhra / Smyth, Phil -- Story / Smyth, Nora -- Another Story about the Caldhra Fort / Smyth, Phil -- Folklore / Carolan, Liam -- Old Rhymes / Hynes, Anna -- Fairy Story / Quinn, Michael -- Fairy Cow / Smyth, Nora -- Story of my Townland / Glennon, Mary -- Story - An Leipreachán / Fitzsimons, Ellen -- Story of a Fort / Glennon, Mary -- Story / Glennon, Mary -- Story of the Bean Sí / Reilly, Hugh -- Story for Folklore Book / Carolan, Susan -- Story / Smyth, Patsy -- Story / Smyth, Patsy -- Story of Drumrath / Doughty, Charlie -- Story / Quinn, Teddy -- Another Story of the Caldhra Fort near Crossreagh / Smyth, Philip -- Story of Palmyra Fort / Smyth, John -- Story of a Leprechaun in Corfad / Farrelly, Patrick -- Another Story of the Caldhra Fort / Smyth, Philip -- STory of the Caldhra Fort / Carolan, John -- Fairies' Revenge / Doughty, Richard -- Strange Animals / Farrelly, John P. -- Local Celebrities / Glennon, Mary P. -- Fairy Butter - A Story of a Fort which is in Mullagh / Smyth, Brigid -- Story of a Fort / Murray, Kathleen -- Legend of Math Culloge / Smyth, Bridget -- Scéal Eile i dtaobh an Loch / Líond, Mairid Ní -- Story of Mullach Lake / Cearbhalláin, Máire Ní, 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.

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Killallon (school) (Boherard, Co. Meath), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Stiophán Ó Scalaighe., Hidden Treasure / Cahill, Mollie -- Treasure of Gaffney's Field / Gaffney, Marian -- Some years ago the people or gentry were afraid to keep gold or valuables in the house and the Grevills of Clonyn Castle Delvin were very rich. / Gaffney, Marian -- In years gone by a stranger came to a house called Clarkes in Mulliganstown, Delvin. / Gaffney, Marian -- Moat of Diamor / Gerrard, Cellia -- There is a treasure in Gerrards field. / Gerrard, Cellia -- There is a treasure in Mrs O'Reilly's field of Donagoran Co Meath and it is called the stuck. / Gerrard, Nellie -- Treasure of Connell's Fort / Smyth, James -- Story of a Hidden Treasure / Cahill, Tiny -- Story of a Hidden Treasure / Cahill, Kevin -- Treasure of Clonarney / Keane, Patrick -- Treasure of Clonarney / Keane, Patrick -- Treasure of Donagoran / Renehan, Mavis -- Treasure of Dowd's Field / Renehan, Mavis -- In Martainstown castle there were Danes living. / Daly, Thomas -- There is a treasure hidden in Kenehan. / Smyth, Phil -- Moat of Diamor / Smyth, Nora -- Skillet of Gold / Smyth, Nora -- Treasure of Cummer's Town / Fagan, John -- Riddles -- Riddles -- Local Sayings -- Cures -- Hedge-Schools / Renehan, Mavis -- Hedge-School / Cahill, Mollie -- Hedge-Schools / Cahill, Kevin -- Hedge-School at the Bush / Smyth, Philip -- Hedge-School / Daly, Mattie -- Hedge-School / Daly, Mattie -- Hedge-School / Smyth, James -- Hedge-School / Keane, Patrick -- Hedge-School / Connell, James -- Leipreahaun / Smyth, Nora -- Leipreachaun / Renehan, Mavis -- Leipreachaun / Cahill, Mollie -- Leipreachaun / Daly, Mattie -- Leipreachaun -- Once upon a time a man went out to plough with his horses and when he had two scribes ploughed he had to take out his.... / Keane, Patrick -- There is a leipreachaun in Carr's fort in the townland of Shranabale. / Cahill, Kevin -- The names of the Leipreachaun are Gaunkana, and Glurakeens. / Smyth, Phil -- Churning / Smyth, Phil -- Lucy's Well -- Well of Good Fortune -- Toothache Well -- Wart Well / Cahill, Molly -- There is a bridge near Kilgar and there was stones taken out of the Chapel of Diamour and put on the bridge. / Gerrard, Cellie -- Saint John's Well / Smyth, James -- Saint Fechin lived at Fore. -- There is a well in Jim Ball's field it is called St Ann's well. / Cahill, Kevin -- St Kieran / Scalaighe, Stiopháin Ó -- During the Cromwellian regime in Ireland, Cromwell and his brutal soldiers did their best to put an end to the celebration of Mass. / Cahill, Mollie -- Clonarney / Connell, Frances -- Ballinlough / Daly, Thomas -- There was an old chapel in Jim Ball's field. -- Games - High Gates / Renehan, Mavis -- Games - Draw, Draw, Bucket of Water / Gerrard, Cellie -- Games - Birds, Colours / Gaffney, Marian -- Games - Town Ball / Gerrard, Cellie -- Games - Ghost in the Garden / Gerrard, Cellie -- Games - Cat and Dogs / Gerrard, Cellie -- Games - First Man Come Up Without a Smile / Gaffney, Marian -- Games - Hopscotch / Renehan, Mavis -- Ballinlough Chapel -- Ballinlough Castle / Cahill, Mollie -- Cromwell / Smyth, Nora -- Cromwell / Kennedy, Tom -- Cromwell / Daly, Mattie -- Cromwell / Gaffney, Marian -- Roadstown Chapel -- Local Songs / Cahill, Kevin -- Local Songs / Cahill, Kevin -- Long Songs / Smyth, Philip -- Local Songs / King, Hugh -- Local Songs / Smyth, Phil -- Local Songs / Smyth, James -- Local Heroes / Daly, Thomas -- Strong Men / Cahill, Kevin -- Strong Men / Fagan, John -- Gat King Loughinderg Clonmellon and Kit Fox Killallon were noted for weight trowing and wrestling. -- Famous Irish Dwarf -- Pooka -- Jack O' The Lantern -- Will O The Wisp -- Petticoat Loose / Rennehan, Mavis -- Prayer / Fagan, John -- There is a well in Clonabrany and people say the English soldiers killed George Plunket the owner of Clonabrany and after killing the owner they took the baby from an old woman where she was in hiding and killed him on the flags of the well. / Renehan, Mavis -- List of Irish and Peculiar Words in Use / Scalaighe, S. Ó, 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.