The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. It Happened at Cards

    CBÉS 0653

    Page 12

    One night about eighty years ago six people were playing cards in a house in the Parish of Ballygunner. One of the men was a stranger. Suddenly he lighted a candle, called for the Ace of Hearts, and sent the candle across to the "cut". The Ace of Hearts came across the table to where the stranger was sitting.
  2. Another Treasure Story

    CBÉS 0652

    Page 15

    A long time ago there was a long tunnel east of where Rath Moylan is now. It is believed that it reached up as far as Ballygunner.
    Smugglers used to keep drink and other things in it. When the smugglers died the tunnel was neglected and the cliffs fell and blocked it up.
    The tunnel is still believed to be there with everything that was put in it. I do not know if any attempts were made to get it.
    The tunnel was dug by the Ó Faolán family as a hide-out from the Danes.
  3. Relics of the Penal Times

    CBÉS 0653

    Page 4

    it is known to the local people as the Priest's Chair and is carved out of solid rock. Nearby is a large flat rock and on this Mass was celebrated. From its position one had a clear view of the surrounding country. A few miles away there is a hill in a place called Carrigsaggart and it is believed that there was always a watcher here so as to warn the worshippers of any danger in this direction.
    At Cill St. Nicholas near Halfway House on the farm of Mr. Lynch is to be seen the ruins of what was a church in olden times. There is no trace of a cemetery. The ruin is similar in size and shape to that of old Ballygunner and a very interesting thing is that in this ruin and in good condition is the Holy Water Font that was used in the church and it has never known to be without water even in the dryest Summer.