Volume: CBÉ 0555 (Part 1) Collector Bríd Ní Ghamhnáin Locations Aghanagh, Co. Sligo Killadoon, Co. Sligo Kilmacallan, Co. Sligo Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo List Browse Titles (63) 1. “I'll tell ye a shtory about a man who dhramed o' a threasure that was to be found on London Bridge...” Lore 2. “I heard a sthory about two brothers that was livin' wit their father who was a very ould man.” Lore 3. The Reason why McDonagh Built Balindoon Abbey. Lore 4. “If a person is selling a place to another, he should never take the fire out of the house until the newcomer has arrived...” Lore 5. “This is a thrue sthory that incident that happened to a nexht dure neighbour o' mine during the Great War.” Lore 6. “This is a thrue shtory bebgob, an' sure it was mesel that knew the people to who it happened to...” Lore 7. “A very long time ago there was a little boy named jack who lived with his parents at the edge o' a great wood.” Lore 8. “Apoor ould wida woman, an her son was livin' in atiny little cabin...” Lore 9. “An ould woman an' her son lived on acomfortable little farm along time ago.” Lore 10. Riddles Lore 11. Boyle Lore 12. “There lived an ould couple at the foot o' the Thorran mountains, an' they had ason named Pat.” Lore 13. A Story of Annaghloy Abbey Lore 14. “Twashn't long afther the incident happenin' that I'm afther narratin to ye, when the monks changed their residence from Annaghloy to Aughlanagh...” Lore 15. “I ushed to hear them tellin this sthory about Hollybrook an' o'courche ye know yershrel that its only wan o' the many sthories that can be towld about it.” Lore 16. “This is asthory that happened round here too, an' no more than a thing it was abit o' an unusual wan too.” Lore 17. “This is an ould sthory that I'm goin to tell ye now. I ushed to hear me father...” Lore 18. “This is a fact that ushed to happen to a poor woman a neighbour o' our own who lived up on the Clochogue mountain.” Lore 19. “Its always an ould belief that wan should never wantonly destroy things, an' it was proved to be thrue too, more than wance.” Lore 20. “In thruth its an ould belief, that it isht'nt the besht thing wan could do for their own good, is to go workin' on a Sunday, for it seldom or ever brings anywan any gain.” Lore 21. “There are slippery steps outside any gentleman's hall door...” Lore 22. “There's another shtory towld in this ppart o' the country about another o' the friars...” Lore 23. A Poteen Story Lore 24. “There was a lot o yarns tould about ould wier, that lived in Lakeview house...” Lore 25. “There was many awan round these roads that nearly got their mouths broken for callin certain people be their wrong names...” Lore 26. “Well I'll tell ye another shtory now is I'm at it. Faith its was an ould gentleman that lived around here, that I'm goin to tell ye about.” Lore 27. How the Walshes Came to Ireland Lore 28. “The point o' Shrelahan is wan place in the Co Sligo that in ould times very few people liked to pass be for it was said, that it wan of the worsht an' mosht dangerous places, that ye could thravel be.” Lore 29. “In ould times this part of the counthry was jusht is famous for Poteen makin' is any other.” Lore 30. The Little Black Kerry Cow Lore 31. “Well there was a man that lived down at Lough Bo, ah - its a long, long time ago now an' long 'go was the time when the fairies an' spirits ushed to be wandherin...” Lore 32. Pat Burke and the Fairy Lore 33. “Well theres many curious kinds o' people in this world an its in ould belief that the more curious they are the worshe people thry to make them, when they are talkin about them...” Lore 34. “Smiths in ould times ushed to always be considhered the cleveresht men in Ireland. And it washtn't alone at their thrade that they excelled...” Lore 35. “Saas Hans an Gluic were three brothers. They lived in alittle house be themselves at aplace called the Stirring Rock Valley...” Lore 36. The Coiner Lore 37. “Well I'm goin to tell ye ayarn now, an' I'll bet ye won't be able to say anything to it, when its finished...” Lore 38. “There was two brothers livin' for themselves at wan time in the village of Cornamilthe near Ballinafad, an' they earned their livin', wit two reapin' hooks.” Lore 39. “Well I'll tell ye another sthory now about another two men, an' like that there was wan o' them avery generous fella, an' the other was avery miserable fella.” Lore 40. “There was awida woman livin in alittle cottage for herhsel at wan time, an' she had three very fine lookin' daughters.” Lore 41. The Legend of the Valley of the Black Pig Lore 42. “There was an ould man an'his wife livin' up in alonely spot, at the top p' the Cloghogue hills. They were very poor, an' all they had to support them was two goats...” Lore 43. “Did ye ever hear tell o' the Irishman who went to England lookin' for work eh? Ye heard tell o' many a wan, well I'll bet ye didn't hear this wan.” Lore 44. “Well I'll tell ye a yarn now, an' if it won't make ye laugh nothin will. O coirche ye often heard tell o' Micheal Mickey Tom from the town, for he was is sweet a rogue is ever walked in two shoes.” Lore 45. “Up to a few yhears ago, there was the remains o' an ould ruin to be seen at Greyforth, an' indeed it was a quare sthory that the ould people o' the village could tell ye about it.” Lore 46. “There was two sisthers livin on a small biteen o' land not far from the graveyard...” Lore 47. “There was three men that lived in the Cloghogue disthrict agood many years ago. They made their livin' be makin' poteen...” Lore 48. The Wishing Stone Lore 49. “At Derneocarn alittle townland up aomg the corrick hills there lived avery ould little woman, who ushed to earn her livin' be spinnin'...” Lore 50. “Twas up on the Corrick hills that this yarn that I'm goin to tell ye now happened, jusht right at the back o this house.” Lore 51. “Another old belief concerning ghosts is, if aperson believes that there is abad spirit near him, he should draw aring round him, with a stick.” Lore 52. “I'll tell ye a sthory that I heard me mother tellin that happened on this very hill, an its along time ago since it happened so it is maybe seventy years ago for that matther...” Lore 53. “There was an ould farmer who lived near Hollybrookk at wan time, an' got a job on the esthate o' plantin' threes.” Lore 54. “Theres an ould sthory that I ushed tohear me grand-father tellin (God be good to him) about St Patrick when he was in Ireland.” Lore 55. “There was a grand big shaded ould fort at the foot o' the Corrick hills, in afield not far from this house.” Lore 56. “This is athrue sthory about the famine days, an' its an incident that happened in this disthrict is well. There was poor ould wida woman...” Lore 57. “As useless useful instrument, bought for money but can't be bit. The man who buys it tisn't his own, and the person its bought for it carries him home.” Lore 58. “Theres agood many places, round this town thats "foreign" in some way or another, an' it isn't wan alone that could tell ye that but a good many.” Lore 59. “In ould times when people ushed to havin' nothin to ate, except the Indian male stirabout, it washtn't everywan that was able to pay cash down...” Lore 60. “That sthory is nothin tobe wondhered at either sure when the people was poor in ould times, the only thing that they had to sthand to them...” Lore 61. “This sthory happened near enough to us inthrath. There was a neighbour o' our own, or at the leasht a neighbour o' me grandfather's...” Lore 62. “There was a young fella, an' his father livin' be themselves in ahouse ar Rhivershtown, an' it seems that the young fella was 'great' wit some girl...” Lore 63. “In the Friary at Townagh there lived aproteshtant man, whom the friars tuk pity on...” Lore Mode: Magnify Zoom Jump to page / 398 Archival Reference The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0555, Page 330 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details. Download On this page The Wishing Stone Share Share Post Date 31 August 1938Item type LoreFolktales index AT0560: The Magic Ring Language English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Pat Feeney
1. “I'll tell ye a shtory about a man who dhramed o' a threasure that was to be found on London Bridge...” Lore
2. “I heard a sthory about two brothers that was livin' wit their father who was a very ould man.” Lore
4. “If a person is selling a place to another, he should never take the fire out of the house until the newcomer has arrived...” Lore
5. “This is a thrue sthory that incident that happened to a nexht dure neighbour o' mine during the Great War.” Lore
6. “This is a thrue shtory bebgob, an' sure it was mesel that knew the people to who it happened to...” Lore
7. “A very long time ago there was a little boy named jack who lived with his parents at the edge o' a great wood.” Lore
12. “There lived an ould couple at the foot o' the Thorran mountains, an' they had ason named Pat.” Lore
14. “Twashn't long afther the incident happenin' that I'm afther narratin to ye, when the monks changed their residence from Annaghloy to Aughlanagh...” Lore
15. “I ushed to hear them tellin this sthory about Hollybrook an' o'courche ye know yershrel that its only wan o' the many sthories that can be towld about it.” Lore
16. “This is asthory that happened round here too, an' no more than a thing it was abit o' an unusual wan too.” Lore
18. “This is a fact that ushed to happen to a poor woman a neighbour o' our own who lived up on the Clochogue mountain.” Lore
19. “Its always an ould belief that wan should never wantonly destroy things, an' it was proved to be thrue too, more than wance.” Lore
20. “In thruth its an ould belief, that it isht'nt the besht thing wan could do for their own good, is to go workin' on a Sunday, for it seldom or ever brings anywan any gain.” Lore
25. “There was many awan round these roads that nearly got their mouths broken for callin certain people be their wrong names...” Lore
26. “Well I'll tell ye another shtory now is I'm at it. Faith its was an ould gentleman that lived around here, that I'm goin to tell ye about.” Lore
28. “The point o' Shrelahan is wan place in the Co Sligo that in ould times very few people liked to pass be for it was said, that it wan of the worsht an' mosht dangerous places, that ye could thravel be.” Lore
29. “In ould times this part of the counthry was jusht is famous for Poteen makin' is any other.” Lore
31. “Well there was a man that lived down at Lough Bo, ah - its a long, long time ago now an' long 'go was the time when the fairies an' spirits ushed to be wandherin...” Lore
33. “Well theres many curious kinds o' people in this world an its in ould belief that the more curious they are the worshe people thry to make them, when they are talkin about them...” Lore
34. “Smiths in ould times ushed to always be considhered the cleveresht men in Ireland. And it washtn't alone at their thrade that they excelled...” Lore
35. “Saas Hans an Gluic were three brothers. They lived in alittle house be themselves at aplace called the Stirring Rock Valley...” Lore
37. “Well I'm goin to tell ye ayarn now, an' I'll bet ye won't be able to say anything to it, when its finished...” Lore
38. “There was two brothers livin' for themselves at wan time in the village of Cornamilthe near Ballinafad, an' they earned their livin', wit two reapin' hooks.” Lore
39. “Well I'll tell ye another sthory now about another two men, an' like that there was wan o' them avery generous fella, an' the other was avery miserable fella.” Lore
40. “There was awida woman livin in alittle cottage for herhsel at wan time, an' she had three very fine lookin' daughters.” Lore
42. “There was an ould man an'his wife livin' up in alonely spot, at the top p' the Cloghogue hills. They were very poor, an' all they had to support them was two goats...” Lore
43. “Did ye ever hear tell o' the Irishman who went to England lookin' for work eh? Ye heard tell o' many a wan, well I'll bet ye didn't hear this wan.” Lore
44. “Well I'll tell ye a yarn now, an' if it won't make ye laugh nothin will. O coirche ye often heard tell o' Micheal Mickey Tom from the town, for he was is sweet a rogue is ever walked in two shoes.” Lore
45. “Up to a few yhears ago, there was the remains o' an ould ruin to be seen at Greyforth, an' indeed it was a quare sthory that the ould people o' the village could tell ye about it.” Lore
47. “There was three men that lived in the Cloghogue disthrict agood many years ago. They made their livin' be makin' poteen...” Lore
49. “At Derneocarn alittle townland up aomg the corrick hills there lived avery ould little woman, who ushed to earn her livin' be spinnin'...” Lore
50. “Twas up on the Corrick hills that this yarn that I'm goin to tell ye now happened, jusht right at the back o this house.” Lore
51. “Another old belief concerning ghosts is, if aperson believes that there is abad spirit near him, he should draw aring round him, with a stick.” Lore
52. “I'll tell ye a sthory that I heard me mother tellin that happened on this very hill, an its along time ago since it happened so it is maybe seventy years ago for that matther...” Lore
53. “There was an ould farmer who lived near Hollybrookk at wan time, an' got a job on the esthate o' plantin' threes.” Lore
54. “Theres an ould sthory that I ushed tohear me grand-father tellin (God be good to him) about St Patrick when he was in Ireland.” Lore
55. “There was a grand big shaded ould fort at the foot o' the Corrick hills, in afield not far from this house.” Lore
56. “This is athrue sthory about the famine days, an' its an incident that happened in this disthrict is well. There was poor ould wida woman...” Lore
57. “As useless useful instrument, bought for money but can't be bit. The man who buys it tisn't his own, and the person its bought for it carries him home.” Lore
58. “Theres agood many places, round this town thats "foreign" in some way or another, an' it isn't wan alone that could tell ye that but a good many.” Lore
59. “In ould times when people ushed to havin' nothin to ate, except the Indian male stirabout, it washtn't everywan that was able to pay cash down...” Lore
60. “That sthory is nothin tobe wondhered at either sure when the people was poor in ould times, the only thing that they had to sthand to them...” Lore
61. “This sthory happened near enough to us inthrath. There was a neighbour o' our own, or at the leasht a neighbour o' me grandfather's...” Lore
62. “There was a young fella, an' his father livin' be themselves in ahouse ar Rhivershtown, an' it seems that the young fella was 'great' wit some girl...” Lore
The Wishing Stone Share Share Post Date 31 August 1938Item type LoreFolktales index AT0560: The Magic Ring Language English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Pat Feeney