Ballyfin, Mountrath

• Main Authors: Ballyfin, Mountrath, Giolla Fhionáin, Seosamh Mac, Meehan, Denis, Phelan, Kathleen, Quinn, Patrick, Doran, Margaret, Behan, Mary Kate, Lalor, John, Gorman, John, Fitzpatrick, John, Deegan, Maureen, Lalor, Joe, Fingleton, Mary, Reilly, Teresa, Farrell, Brigid, Coleman, Una, Phelan, Brigid, Dunne, John, Quinn, Elizabeth, Molloy, Kathleen, Bennett, Francis, Gilligan, John, Bennett, Frances, Newsome, Annie, Fitzpatrick, Martin, Brophy, Elizabeth, Doyle, Margaret
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin 1937
• Subjects: Folklore; local legends; Recreation; Supernatural beings; Riddles; Toys; Jokes; Banshees; Potatoes; Weather; Butter; Traditional medicine; Birds; Marriage; Animal culture; Folk poetry; Prayers; Leprechauns; Commerce; Proverbs; Manners and customs; Coleman; Doyle; Buff; Molloy; The Needle; Workman; Gorman; mountain hare
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4770030; http://digital.ucd.ie/view/duchas:4770030

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ballyfin, Mountrath (school) (Ballyfin, Co. Laois), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin. : My Home District / Meehan, Denis -- My Home Disrict / Phelan, Kathleen -- My Home District / Quinn, Patrick -- My Home District / Doran, Margaret -- My Home District / Behan, Mary Kate -- My Home District / Lalor, John -- My Home District / Gorman, John -- My Home District / Fitzpatrick, John -- My Home District / Deegan, Maureen -- Games I Play / Phelan, Kathleen -- Games I Play - Rabbits and Twenty / Meehan, Denis -- We play "marbles" and "tops" on Spring and "four corners" any wet day that we have nothing to do. / Lalor, John -- Wild Cat / Gorman, John -- School / Behan, Mary Kate -- Jail / Lalor, Joe -- Blind-man's-buff / Lalor, Joe -- Hot Hands / Lalor, Joe -- Hot Rabbits / Doran, Margaret -- Fox and Geese / Quinn, Patrick -- Town / Fingleton, Mary -- Shop / Fingleton, Mary -- Here Comes Sall / Reilly, Teresa -- Ghost in the Garden / Farrell, Brigid -- My Mother Said / Coleman, Una -- To Disobey / Coleman, Una -- Thread Thread the Needle / Farrell, Brigid -- What's Your Trade Today Sir / Phelan, Brigid -- Riddles / Fitzpatrick, John -- Riddles / Meehan, Denis -- Riddles / Lalor, John -- Riddles / Phelan, Kathleen -- Riddles / Farrell, Brigid -- Riddles / Doran, Margaret -- Riddles / Behan, Mary Kate -- Riddles / Quinn, Patrick -- Riddles / Gorman, John -- Riddles / Coleman, Una -- Riddles / Dunne, John -- Homemade Toys / Lalor, John -- Cat's Cradle / Fitzpatrick, John -- Dodge Ball / Coleman, Una -- Daisy Chain / Farrell, Brigid -- Necklace Made from Daisies and a Rush / Phelan, Kathleen -- Rag Doll / Doran, Margaret -- Bow-and-Arrows / Meehan, Denis -- Belt / Fingleton, Mary -- Necklace / Quinn, Elizabeth -- Crib - Cradle Bird / Gorman, John -- Crib - Cradle Bird / Quinn, Patrick -- Crib - Cradle Bird / Fitzpatrick, John -- Paper Ball / Lalor, Joe -- Sling / Fitzpatrick, John -- Funny Story / Farrell, Brigid -- There once was a man who every night heard a Banshee. / Coleman, Una -- Some years ago there was a man who worked for a farmer. / Quinn, Elizabeth -- Jim hurried home from mass one Sunday. / Molloy, Kathleen -- This man used to carry carry cards around with him. / Bennett, Francis -- Without title / Fingleton, Mary -- A man had an old cow and it died. / Reilly, Teresa -- Two men had a row one night when they were coming home along the road. / Gilligan, John -- A man had a workman named John. / Gilligan, John -- Potato Crop - Preparation for Sowing / Gorman, John -- Potato Crop - Sowing the Crop / Fitzpatrick, John -- Potato Crop - Treatment of the Crop / Lalor, John -- Potato Crop - Picking the Potatoes / Farrell, Brigid -- Weather-Lore -- Churning / Fingleton, Mary -- Churning / Gorman, John -- Churning / Farrell, Brigid -- Churning - A Dash Churn / Coleman, Una -- Churning / Quinn, Patrick -- Churning / Bennett, Frances -- Churning / Newsome, Annie -- Churning / Reilly, Teresa -- Local Cures -- Bird-Lore -- Local Marriage Customs / Coleman, Una -- Local Marriage Customs - Some Colours / Farrell, Brigid -- Marriage Customs / Phelan, Brigid -- Marriage Customs / Reilly, Teresa -- Marriage Customs / Fitzpatrick, Martin -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Bennett, Frances -- Care of our Farm Animals -- Song - The Mountain Hare / Fitzpatrick, John -- Prayers / Brophy, Elizabeth -- Prayers -- Leipreachán / Farrell, Brigid -- Leipreachán / Doyle, Margaret -- Leipreachán / Fingleton, Mary -- Leipreachán / Reilly, Teresa -- Local Fairs -- Proverbs -- Festival Customs : 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.