Weather-Lore

INFORMANT Patrick Reilly; male, Age; 87, Prison North, Co. Mayo

Annie Reilly, National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ie, School Collection, Local Area, Weather-loreAnnie M. Reilly18 April 2018forcast, wind, rain, WeatherComment

A Story

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

Margaret Ruane, Story, Dùchas.ie, School Collection, National Folklore Collect, History & FolkloreMargaret Ruane15 April 2018mermaidComment

Local Shops

About sixteen years ago there was a shop in Tavanagh about a half a mile away from...

INFORMANT: Mrs Corcoran, Age 32, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo

National Folklore Collect, Rita Corcoran, Shops, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreRita Corcoran14 April 2018Groercies, Coyles, ShopsComment

Local Food

Long ago the country people lived on Indian meal stirabout and potatoes.

INFORMANT: Mr Corcoran, Age 37, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo

National Folklore Collect, Rita Corcoran, Food, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreRita Corcoran14 April 2018Food, Indian mealComment

Potato-Crop

The Eppicures are very early potatoes. They are sewn on drills in this district. In the Spring time the men plough the land.

INFORMANT: Mrs Corcoran, Age 32, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo

Rita Corcoran, National Folklore Collect, Farming, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreRita Corcoran12 April 2018Crop, PatatoComment

Cures

There is kind of grey moss that grows in meadow-ground which is very good for any person suffering with kidney trouble.

INFORMANT: Mrs Corcoran, Age 32, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo

Rita Corcoran, National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ie, History & Folkore, Customs & CuresRita Corcoran12 April 2018cures, seventh son, chin coughComment

Local Roads

Tavanagh Road which is east of this school is 1,000 years old. It leads from Bohola to Balla.

Mary A. O' Doherty, National Folklore Collect, Patsy Ansbro, Local Roads, School Collection, History & FolkoreMary A. O' Doherty11 April 2018local, roads, Patsy Ansbro, Ansbro, Tavanagh, Prizon, Cregg, BallaComment

Games

The games played in Patsy's childhood were top spinning, taws (marbles) ball playing.

INFORMANT: Patsy Ansbro, Age 84, Address, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo

National Folklore Collect, Mary A. O' Doherty, Patsy Ansbro, Games, Dùchas.ie, School CollectionMary A. O' Doherty11 April 2018Games, Patsy Ansbro, AnsbroComment

Starch-Making

Mrs Kearns Fargureens Balla Co Mayo remembers her mother doing it about 40 years ago.

COLLECTOR: Margaret Kearns
INFORMANT: Mrs Kearns Age 40 , Manulla, Co. Mayo

National Folklore Collect, History & FolkoreMargaret Kearns2 April 2018Mrs Kearns, Fargureens Balla Co Mayo, Starch Making, KearnsComment

Local Games

Every night we play this game around the fire........

Bí o néal, néal a brobán, brobán súla, súla seicne, ár lomán, lóman leic, cor na giell isteach go Flaitheas.

They keep saying that rhyme until every-one has his foot pulled in.

National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreAnnie M. Reilly2 April 2018Games, ReillyComment

Native Village

My Native Village is called Prison. It is a very large village consisting of 27 houses and 125 people. Among this crowd of people there are about ten people who are over seventy years of age. Each of these people can speak a little Irish. There are about eight families of Reilly's residing at Prizon, so Reilly is the most common name

National Folklore Collect, Prizon village, Rita Corcoran, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreRita Corcoran2 April 2018history, Rita Corcoran, Corcoran, Reilly, VillageComment

Local Marriage Customs

That night a wedding took place in Keelogues in my grandfathers house. They had three half-barrels of stout. About sixty guests were invited to the wedding.

National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ie, History & Folkore, Customs & CuresAnnie M. Reilly2 April 2018Marriage, Thomas Reilly, ReillyComment

Coming soon

We are in the middle of gathering the stories from Margaret and hope to have them available soon.

Informants

James Connor
Thomas Kearns Age:42
Ellen Kearns Age 40
Mrs Kearns Age 40
Edward Kelly Age 80
Thomas Kearns Age 40

National Folklore Collect, Margaret Kearns, Dùchas.ie, School CollectionAdmin Prizon school1 April 2018Kearns, James Connor, Connor, Ellen Kearns, Thomas Kearns, Edward Kelly, KellyComment

Fairy Forts

Myth, National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ie, History & Folkore, Customs & CuresMary A. O' Doherty31 March 2018Mayo, Patsy Ansbro, FairiesComment

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

Mary A. O' Doherty, , Patsy Ansbro, National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ie, Hidden Treasure, History & Folkore, History & FolkloreMary A. O' Doherty31 March 2018Hidden Treasure, Tawnagh, Tawnaghmore, Treasure Discovered, Barony of Carra, gold, Patsy Ansbro, Ansbro, BallaComment

Fairy Forts

Myth, National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ie, History & Folkore, Customs & CuresMary A. O' Doherty30 March 2018Mayo, Patsy Ansbro, FairiesComment

Travelling Folk

They then go to the houses in the district selling their wares. The woman do the selling generally, the men do little jobs of work- making cans, saucepans, soldering damaged pots etc.

National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ieMary A. O' Doherty30 March 2018Travelling folk, Thinkers, Patsy AnsbroComment

Lore of Certain Days

1st crop of wheat is set in February.
Turnips are set in May. Turf is cut in this month too.

Festivals, National Folklore Collect, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreMary A. O' Doherty30 March 2018Days lore, Patsy AnsbroComment

Festival Customs

The last week of Lent is a week for great prayer and devotion because it is the week of Our Lord's crucifixion. Easter is a time of rejoicing for His Resurrection from the dead.