An Old Church & Graveyard

An old church and graveyard in the parish of Keelogues in the barony of Carra INFORMANT: James McIntyre, Age 60, Address, Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo

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Thatching

We have a thatched house at home. The rafters are put up first and they are joined together at the top. INFORMANT: James McIntyre, Age 60, Address, Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo

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Making a Scib

My father makes scibs at home. Eight strong sally rods are cut.

INFORMANT: James McIntyre, Age 60, Address, Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo

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A Story

About one hundred years ago there was a ship going from Ireland to some-other foreign countries

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A Fairy Tale

In the village of Ara Co Mayo there was a man called James Reddington.....

INFORMANT: Martin Ansbro, Age 74, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo

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A Wonderful Cow

About two centuries ago there lived a cow called Glas-Nevnew. She travelled all over Ireland and grazed one night in each field.

INFORMANT John Mac Nicholas; male, Age; 50, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo

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Ballinagran Lake

Ballinagran lake had its origin in a spring well. This place was a village about 250 years ago. It was customary to keep this well covered but it happened that a woman came to the well one day in a great hurry......

INFORMANT John Mac Nicholas;, Age; 50, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo

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Hidden Treasure

The people that lived in Bohogue saw the strange man every evening but didn't know what brought him there or where he came from.

Ned Kelly, Age; 70, Cregg, Co. Mayo

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A True Story

The woman of the house took no notice of them. She did not know they were fairies.

INFORMANT: Michael Kennedy, Age 48, Rush Hill, Co. Mayo

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Weather-Lore

If the clouds grow dark rain is expected.... Great words of wisdom.

Joe McIntyre, Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo

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A Fairy Story

Once upon a time there lived in Fargureens a tailor named Reilly. He had to travel round to each village to make the clothes for the people.

Informant- Michael Kennedy, Age 48, Rush Hill, Co. Mayo

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Weather-Lore

Weather Lore -INFORMANT Mrs Kearns, Age; 40, Carra, Co. Mayo

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Story of an Old Cow

There was a field in which she was very fond of resting. It is called Cow-park ever since.

INFORMANT: Martin Corcoran, Age; 35, Prizon, Balla, Co. Mayo

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Fairy Story

There was once a school master going around teaching night school. He was very fond of playing cards. One night he was going home late, and he met two men. iNFORMANT: John Kelly, Address, Prison, Co. Mayo

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Lore of Certain Days

Fógmhar beag na ngaetheadh. When the wheat and oats etc are gathered the geese are let into the stubble's and that is called The Harvest of the geese.

INFORMANT: Mary Mc Donnell, Age 77, Address, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo

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Hidden Treasure

In the village of Prison, Parish of Balla, Co. Mayo. There stand the walls of an old Prison. It is built about 200 years. It was built by a man named Tobias Bourke who was king of Connacht.

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Hidden Treasure

A family named Herons who lived in Balla were digging a foundation for a cottage where stands the McEllin Hotel at present. They came on a pot of gold supposed to contain 2,000 guineas...

COLLECTOR: Mary A. O' Doherty, female INFORMANT: Patsy Ansbro; Gender; male, Age; 84, Tawnaghmore, Co. Mayo

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A Story

Glug and Grug were two giants who lived in Ireland.
Glug was as tall as a flag pole and he had an eye in the back of his head. Grug was not as tall as Glug but he was as wide as a hay stack. INFORMANT: Tom Adams, Age 47, Prison North, Co. Mayo

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Local Heroes

There was a Jack Mahon in Ballymahon, Balla parish , who was supposed to have a "charm" for mowing. He would whet his scythe in the morning and mow till night and he could do as much work in one day as two men would do in two days.