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Dúchas Schools Collection - Cavan

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The Schools’ Collection

The Schools’ Manuscripts Collection of 1937-38 was a remarkable initiative that involved some 100,000 primary schoolchildren from more than 5,000 schools collecting lore and local history in their own districts, from neighbours, parents and grandparents. The children were encouraged to ask about local history and monuments; songs, games and pastimes; customs, folktales and legends; and traditional crafts and work practices.

Below are links to some of the Bawnboy, Templeport and surounding area schools collection archived manuscripts which have been transcribed by Bernadette McGovern.  There are many stories yet to be transcribed.
Where a story continues over several pages a link only to the first page reference is given.
Duchas guidelines require all transcriptions to appear exactly as written by the author (with errors included).


Bawnboy, Templeport and related stories

Title Duchas Reference number
Informant / Collector
Address
Volume
School
New
The Battle of Ballinamuck
4658448/4656679
Seán Ó hEslin Ballinamore
225
Ballinamore
New
The Narrow Gauge 4658448/4656867/4667095 Seán Ó Heslin Ballinamore
225
Ballinamore New
Another about the Cavan Leitrim Rly 4658448/4656867/4667095 Seán Ó hEslin Ballinamore
225
Ballinamore New
St Mogue Island
4658449/4656909/4662448
Seán Ó hEslin Ballinamore
225
Ballinamore New
The Stray Sod 5044784/5037752 Frank Maguire Tullybrack
963
Tullybrack New
The Laughing Knights’ Island Folktale
5082122/5037782/5082159
B. O Grady Ballyconnell
963
Bawnboy
New
Folk Tale - Pluto’s Hidden Castle *
5082122/5037820/5082217
B. O Grady Ballyconnell
963
Bawnboy
 
Speir’s Hidden Treasure
5082122/5037842/5082239
William Hunt Ballyconnell
963
Bawnboy
New
Jack of the Glen - The Little Cake
5082122/5037857/5082270
Mary Ann Wheeler  
963
Bawnboy
New
The Floating Stone of Inch Island
5082122/5037862
John Hastings  
963
Bawnboy
New
Paddy and his Mother
5082122/5037866/5082394
B. O Grady Ballyconnell
963
Bawnboy
New
The Singing Apple the Golden Ball and Rosebery Castle *
5082122/5037883/5082432
Wm. Hunt / T.F.O' Grady  
963
Bawnboy
 
Red Cap and the King’s Son *
5082122/5037900/5082476
John Glover  
963
Bawnboy
 
Gilbert and Shiela
5082122/5037927/5082509
B.O’ Grady  
963
Bawnboy
New
Jack and the Three Giants
5082122/5037942/5082525
Mary Brady / Patrick Brady Meenaghan
963
Bawnboy
New
St Mogue the Patron Saint of Templeport
5044787/5038006/5083395
Mrs O' Reilly Gortmore
963
Tomena
New
Local Roads
5044787/5038040/5083607
Marie Gilheany Drumcullion
963
Tomena
New
Drumcullion
5044787/5038056/5083673
John James Cassidy Drumcullion
963
Tomena
New
My Home District 
5044787/5038102/5084364
May Mc Manus Drumbeagh
963
Tomena
New
Local Happenings
5044787/5038109/5084433
Mrs King / Brigid Mc Govern * Derryvahan / Derrynacreeve
963
Tomena
New
Clothes Made Locally
5044787/5038119
B. Mc Govern & F O Brien Derryvahan / Derrynacreeve
963
Tomena
New
Old Graveyards
5044787/5038148/5084736
Brigid & Edward Mc Govern Derryvahan
963
Tomena
New
Templeport 5044790/5038454/5083291 Anna Gault / M.E. Stafford Killyran
964
Killyran New
A Funny Story (2) 5044790/5038405 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
A Funny Story (3) 5044790/5038406 Daisy / Anna Gault Killyran
964
Killyran New
Old Crafts (2) 5044790/5038416/5083048 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Local Place Names (2) 5044790/5038418/5083064 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Proverbs 5044790/5038434/5083168 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
The Care of the Feet 5044790/5038440 Daisy Gault Killyran
964
Killyran New
The Local Forge 5044790/5038441/5083217 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
The Food of the Ancient Irish 5044790/5038445/5083246 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
An Old Story 5044790/5038447/5083252 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
A Football Match 5044790/5038449/5083269 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Emblems and Objects of Value 5044790/5038465/5083317 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Historical Tradition (2) 5044790/5038466/5083326 ErnestGerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
A Funny Story 4 5044790/5038403/5083019 Edna Gerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Local Events 5044790/5038466/5083326 Edna Gerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Homemade Toys 5044790/5038422/5083099 Edna Gerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Weather-Lore 5044790/5038410/5083032 Edna Gerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Games I Play (2) 5044790/5038410/5083032 Edna Gerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
Local roads (3) 5044790/5038428/5083134 Edna Gerty Killyran
964
Killyran New
A Funny Story 5044791/5038474 Annie McManus / Mrs M.A.McManus Gorteen
964
Porturlan New
Old Schools 5044791/5038504/5083805 Maggie McManus / Mrs A. McDermott Gorteen
964
Porturlan
New
The Games I Play 5044791/5038516/5083897 Cecil Finlay / Mr Finlay Sruhagh
964
Porturlan
New
The Shrine of Bell of Moaedhog 5044789/5038318/5082796 Details not given  
964
Munlough New
The Four Kings of Lissanover
5044789/5038322/5082818
Francis Maguire / D Brady Clontycarnaghan
964
Munlough
New
Famous Persons of District - Altachullion 5044795/5038965/5082423 Not recorded Altachullion
966
Altachullion New
Old Schools 2 5044795/5038966 Not recorded Altachullion
966
Altachullion New
The Landlord 5044795/5039081 Not recorded Altachullion
966
Altachullion New
Historical Tradition 3 5044795/5039091/5082804 Not recorded Altachullion
966
Altachullion New
Old Graveyards 2 5044795/5039112 Eugene Maguire Gubrawully
966
Altachullion New
Local Heroes
5044796/5039143/5083191
M. & R. E. Byrne Muineal
966
Corratillon
New
Old Crafts
5044796/5039153
Roisin & Michael Byrne Muineal
966
Corratillon
New
A Mass Rock
5044796/5039160/5083807
Frances & Mrs Martin Corratillan
966
Corratillon
New
Local Place Names
5044796/5039162/5083827 
Roisin & Michael Byrne Muineal
966
Corratillon
New
Fairy Forts
5044796/5039189/5083864
Alice Kate & Mrs P Devine Arderry
966
Corratillon
New
The Tossing of Swanlinbar Chapel
5044796/5039193
No details given  
966
Corratillon
New
Local Roads (2)
5044796/5039208
Roisin & Michael Byrne Muineal
966
Corratillon
New
Holy Wells
5044796/5039213/5083936
Mollie & James Mc Govern Muineal
966
Corratillon
New
Clothes Made Locally 2
5044796/5039246/5084038
Duplicate? R. & M. Byrne & J. Mc Govern Muineal
966
Corratillon
New
Buying and Selling
5044796/5039271
Alice K. & Pat Devine Arderry
966
Corratillon
New
Stories of Leprechauns and Mermaids
5044796/5039281/5084112
Mr M & Maureen Byrne Muineal
966
Corratillon
New
Historical Tradition
5044797/5039315
Mollie & James Mc Govern Muineal
966
Corratillon
New
History of the Clan
5044802/5039898
No details given Not given
968
Uragh
New
Sub-Septs of the McGovern Clan
5044802/5039900
   
968
Uragh
New
Sweat Houses 5044804/5040236 O. McGovern / E.Anderson Greaghnafina
969
Uragh New
Giant's Graves
5044804/5040272
Mrs Mary Reilly  
969
Uragh New
       
 
 
 

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