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An illustration of the game of hopscotch
Illustration of the game of hopscotch in a copy book
Copyright of the National Folklore Collection
Image is present on following page(s): Introduction, Children's Folklore Today
An illustration of the game of hopscotch -
Beswarragal and the man with wings
'Beswarragal and the man with wings' is an image taken from Lady Gregory's Kiltartan Wonder Book, 1910.
Image is present on following page(s): Anglo-Irish Literary Renaissance
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Hopscotch
A child playing a game of hopscotch
Image is present on following page(s): Children’s Folklore
Hopscotch -
Teampall Mór, St Mullins
View of the Teampall Mór at St Mullins showing the pointed west doorway. It is the oldest church at St. Mullins. All that remains is a portion of the nave and chancel.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): St Moling
Teampall Mór, St Mullins -
Cover of book entitled "Saint Moling Luachra" by Máire B de Paor
Cover of book entitled "Saint Moling Luachra" by Máire B de Paor
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Sources
Cover of book entitled "Saint Moling Luachra" by Máire B de Paor -
Illustration of a Changeling story
Illustration of a Changeling story, taken from Croker's Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland.
Image is present on following page(s): Irish Folklore: Nineteenth Century Perspectives
Illustration of a Changeling story -
Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts
Illustration taken from Kennedy's Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts, 1866
Image is present on following page(s): Irish Folklore: Nineteenth Century Perspectives
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It’s best not to create waste in the first place
The waste keeps piling up.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
It’s best not to create waste in the first place -
Fairy Hill, a fairy bush and 'Fairy Wind Sidhe Gaoithe'
The Fairy Hill (cut away bog) in Mayo. The fairy bush old Hawthorne tree in Dromintree, and the Fairy Wind Sidhe Gaoithe by Daniel McDonald.
Image is present on following page(s): Legend and Belief
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'The Discovery of the Potato Blight' by Daniel McDonald
'The Discovery of the Potato Blight' painting by Daniel McDonald, c.1852
Courtesy of the National Folklore Collection
Image is present on following page(s): Legend and Belief
'The Discovery of the Potato Blight' by Daniel McDonald -
View of River Barrow at St. Mullins
View of River Barrow at St. Mullins County Carlow. Showing wooded hillsides and picnic area with trees in the distance.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): St Moling
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St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin
Old Leighlin Cathedral whose original structure was attributed to Donatus as early as 1230AD. The structure was named and dedicated to St Laserian the local patron saint. The architecture of this Cathedral dates from different periods. The nave and chancel are from the 13th Century while the transepts low crossing tower and chapel are 16th Century additions. The Cathedral is constructed from mixed rubble with dressed granite features.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Old Leighlin Antiquities, St Laserian
St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin -
Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied
The Dingle Dolphin named Fungi, has become a firm favourite with locals and tourists. The young bottle-nosed dolphin has been around our shores since 1984.
Copyright Mike Brown
Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied -
An old hawthorn fairy bush
Nature is featured a lot in folklore. This photo of an old hawthorn fairy bush was taken in a field at Dromintee, Co. Down.
Courtesy of the National Folklore Collection
Image is present on following page(s): Traditional Storytelling
An old hawthorn fairy bush -
Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
A plan of Cork in 1545
Copyright Cork City Library
Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built. -
Music on the Blasket Islands
A music group playing traditional instruments on the Blasket Islands. Drawing painted by Mrs. Waddicor and inscribed by C.H. Jackson.
Courtesy of the National Folklore Collection
Image is present on following page(s): Music Festivals, Ireland's Musical Heritage, Music and History
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Venacular cottage near Laragh, Co. Wicklow
The ruins of a venacular cottage near Laragh, Co. Wicklow
Copyright Peter McGuire
Image is present on following page(s): Architecture today
Venacular cottage near Laragh, Co. Wicklow -
Funeral Crosses
Another old tradition is the placing of a little wooden cross in a skeogh every time a funeral passes on the way to the cemetary. The cross is placed by a relative of the deceased.
Image is present on following page(s): Death
Funeral Crosses -
In 2007, we created the weight of 428,000 double decker buses in waste
The image shows a bin on a street packed full of household and commerical waste.
In 2007, we created the weight of 428,000 double decker buses in waste -
Honey products feature in folk medicine
Honey products feature in folk medicine. Honey has a natural antiseptic property and a natural sweetner.
Copyright of The Irish Times
Image is present on following page(s): Folk Medicine today, Folk Medicine today, Natural Remedies
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A 1935 wedding photograph
Sepia wedding photograph of John Doherty and Anne Duddy, natives of Gartan parish, Co Donegal, taken in 1935. The bride is wearing a long white lace dress with a tulle train. Her veil is cap-style, pulled in at the back. She is carrying a very large bouquet of roses and ribbons. The groom is wearing a dark-coloured two-piece suit, with a handkerchief in the top pocket, and a flower on his lapel.
Joe Doherty
Image is present on following page(s): Marriage
A 1935 wedding photograph -
Thatching in modern Ireland, vernacular architecture
A man thatching a cottage, based on vernacular architecture style
Copyright of The Irish Times
Image is present on following page(s): The Irish Cottage
Thatching in modern Ireland, vernacular architecture -
Music session
Seisiún Ceoil at the 'Music Under the Mountains' festival
Courtesy of 'Music Under the Mountains'
Image is present on following page(s): Music Festivals, Musical Repertoire
Music session -
There are over 600 different flowering plants in the Burren in County Clare.
English Name: Burnet rose, Scotch rose Botanical Name (Latin): Rosa pimpinellifolia (R. spinosissima) Irish Name: Briúlán Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: ROSACEAE Brief Description: Very spiny, deciduous shrub, usually c. 0.5m tall; flowers solitary, white, cream or pink; hip black with persistent crown of sepals.
Carsten Krieger
There are over 600 different flowering plants in the Burren in County Clare. -
View of a river with a statue of St. Brigid in the background
View of a river in Kildare. A statue of St. Brigid in the background
Courtesy of Kildare Town Heritage Centre
Image is present on following page(s): The Survival and Evolution of Pre-Christian Festival, The Survival and Evolution of Pre-Christian Festival
View of a river with a statue of St. Brigid in the background -
'Snap Apple' at Halloween
The 'Snap Apple' game was traditionally played as part of the Halloween celebrations.
Courtesy of the National Folklore Collection
Image is present on following page(s): Halloween, Halloween
'Snap Apple' at Halloween -
A picture of Lady Gregory
At the turn of the 19th century Lady Gregory collected stories about the folk-healer Biddy Early.
Image is present on following page(s): Magic and Religious Cures, Magic and Religious Cures
A picture of Lady Gregory -
A modern wedding photograph
Wedding in Ireland
Image is present on following page(s): Marriage
A modern wedding photograph -
Onions are used as a natural remedy
Onions are used as a natural remedy as they have antiseptic properties.
Image is present on following page(s): Natural Remedies
Onions are used as a natural remedy -
A girl dressed as a fairy
A girl dressed as a fairy near a bonfire on Halloween
Copyright of The Irish Times
Image is present on following page(s): Halloween, Halloween
A girl dressed as a fairy -
A group of people dress up for Halloween in Ireland
A group of people dress up for Halloween in Ireland
Copyright Irish Times
Image is present on following page(s): Halloween, Halloween
A group of people dress up for Halloween in Ireland -
Participants in a St. Patricks day parade
Participants in a St. Patricks day parade dressed up in traditional costume
Copyright Irish Times
Image is present on following page(s): St. Patrick’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day
Participants in a St. Patricks day parade