School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 13210)

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Lotrail
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0563, Page 244

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0563, Page 244

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.)
  2. XML Page 244
  3. XML “Local Patron Saints”
  4. XML “Eels”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
  2. I have heard it related by people - several people that if yo caught an eel, made a cross on the ground with a stick or any blunt instrument, and place the eel on it, there it will remain unable to crawl until again released.
    Try it out as I had no opportunity of doing so myself.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.