Cúl na Fearna

• Main Authors: Cúl Na Fearna, Duibhir, Séamus Ó, Flynn, Ellie, Fitzmaurice, Annie, Naughton, Delia, Geraghty, Gretta, Browne, May, Murphy, Willie, Flynn, Kathleen, Murphy, William, Fitzmaurice, M., Browne, Mary
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin 1937
• Subjects: Folklore; Leprechauns; Toothache; Ireland; History; Famine, 1845-1852; Treasure troves; Clothing and dress; Butter; Riddles; Folk beliefs; Manners and customs; Food; Recreation; local legends; Shoes; Marriage; Traditional medicine; Potatoes; Irish Travellers Nomadic people; Birds; Commerce; Weather; Bread; North Pole; Olden
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4427886; http://digital.ucd.ie/view/duchas:4427886

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cúl na Fearna (school) (Coolnafarna, Co. Mayo), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Séamus Ó Duibhir. : Gobán Saor / Flynn, Ellie -- Leipreachán / Fitzmaurice, Annie -- Toothache / Fitzmaurice, Annie -- Tom Kearney and Cúige Laighean / Naughton, Delia -- Mickey Magee and Lochán Bradach / Naughton, Delia -- Story / Geraghty, Gretta -- Capall agus Diallait Domsa - Cnoc na Ramh / Naughton, Delia -- Story -- Hidden Treasure / Fitzmaurice, Annie -- Tobar Ár Naomh / Browne, May -- Story / Fitzmaurice, Annie -- In olden times people used to be over thirty years of age before they ever wore boots. -- Churning / Geraghty, Gretta -- Riddles -- Piseoga -- Lore of Certain Days / Murphy, Willie -- Food In Olden Times / Fitzmaurice, Annie -- Following Are the Names of the Fields in the Village of Spaddagh, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo / Naughton, Delia -- Games I Play / Geraghty, Gretta -- My Home District / Fitzmaurice, Annie -- Shoes in Olden Times / Flynn, Kathleen -- Great Mowers / Flynn, Kathleen -- Lights / Flynn, Kathleen -- Local Marriage Custom / Murphy, William -- Harmful Weeds / Flynn, Kathleen -- Potato Crop / Geraghty, Gretta -- Travelling Folk / Geraghty, Gretta -- There was a man by the name of Michael Healy and when he was twenty five years of age he walked to the north pole of Dublin in fifteen hours. / Flynn, Kathleen -- Birds / Geraghty, Gretta -- Local Fair / Naughton, Delia -- Old Hedge-School / Fitzmaurice, M. -- Local Weather Signs / Browne, Mary -- Bread / Geraghty, Gretta -- Buying and Selling / Naughton, Delia : 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.