26 new manuscripts from the Main Manuscript Collection are now digitized, indexed and available on dúchas.ie. The material relates to the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Amongst the manuscripts, there is new material from the following counties: Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.

These manuscripts contain a wide variety of material, including stories, lore, proverbs, prayers, songs, superstitions, riddles, folk cures and many other topics.

All of this material can be found at www.duchas.ie/en/cbe.

Below is a list of the manuscripts, collectors and places.

0552 Brí Ní Ghamhnáin, Co. Sligo, Proinnsias de Búrca, Brian Mac Lochlainn, Eibhlín Ní Stondúin, Liam Mac Coisdeala and Kathleen Hurley, Co. Galway, Pádhraic Bairéad and Liam Mac Coisdeala, Co. Mayo

0654 Co. Carlow, Co. Wexford, Co. Dublin, Co. Tipperary, Co. Kerry, Co. Limerick, Co. Cork, Co. Waterford, Co. Galway, Co. Donegal, Co. Wicklow, Co. Kilkenny, Scotland and United States of America

0696 John Donoghue, Killaconenagh, Co. Cork, Kenmare and Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry, James Clery, Co. Waterford and Peadar Mac Domhnaill, Kilfergus, Co. Limerick, Toem, Co. Tipperary and Drumcannon, Co. Waterford

0702 Seosamh Ó Dálaigh, an Clochán and Dún Chaoin, Co. Kerry

0776 Seán Cróinín, Drishane, Dromtarriff and Kilmeen, Co. Cork

0778 Seosamh Ó Dálaigh, Kilmocomoge, Co. Cork, Dún Chaoin, Cill Mhaoilchéadair, Cill Chuáin, Co. Kerry

0783 P.J. O’Sullivan, Annagh and Ballynacourty, Co. Kerry and Ciarán Ó Síothcháin, Tullagh, Co. Cork

0785 Proinnsias de Búrca, Cill Chuimín, Co. Galway

0786 Proinnsias de Búrca, Cill Chuimín, Co. Galway

0793 Monica Ní Mhaodhbh, Cill Chuimín, Co. Galway

0798 Tadhg Ó Murchadha, an Dromaid, Kilcrohane, Kilorglan, Knockane, an Phrióireacht and Valencia, Co. Kerry

0799 Seán Ó hEochaidh, Cloich Chionnaola, Co. Donegal

0800 Seán Ó hEochaidh, Tulacha Beigile, Co. Donegal

0801 Proinnsias de Búrca, Cill Aithnín, Co. Galway

0802 Proinnsias de Búrca, Cill Aithnín, Co. Galway

0803 Tomás a Búrca, Cill Chomáin, Co. Mayo

0810 Seán Ó Maoilfheabhail, an Chill Mhór, Co. Mayo

0816 P.J. Gaynor, Co. Cavan, Co. Louth, Co. Meath and Co. Monaghan

0817 P.J. Gaynor, Co. an Cabháin and Co. Meath

0824 Monica Ní Mhaodhbh, Cill Chuimín, Co. Galway

0825 Monica Ní Mhaodhbh, Cill Chuimín, Co. Galway

0826 Monica Ní Mhaodhbh, Cill Chuimín, Co. Galway

0827 Séamus Maguidhir, Acaill, Co. Mayo and Micheál Ó hEibhrín, an Chill Mhór, Co. Mayo

0828 P.J. O’Sullivan, Ballynacourty, Co. Kerry, Diarmuid Ó Cruadhlaoich, Cinn Eich, Co. Cork, John Donoghue, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry

0830 P.J. Gaynor, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan and Moynalty, Co. Meath

0835 Proinnsias de Búrca, Ross, Co. Galway

Editor’s note: The Main Manuscript Collection is being digitized by the dúchas.ie team, and material from it is published quarterly. This collection consists of 2,400 manuscripts linked to material that was collected from 1932 onwards. This material was mostly collected by fulltime and part-time collectors under the umbrella of the Irish Folklore Commission (1935-1971). About two thirds of this material that encompasses every aspect of the oral tradition of Ireland is in Irish.

Dúchas.ie is the result of a partnership established in 2012 between the National Folklore Collection in UCD, the UCD Digital Library, and Gaois, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU. The aim of this project is to digitize and make available online to the public all collections of the National Folklore Collection. The project is co-funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht with support from the National Lottery, and by University College Dublin with financial assistance from the Irish Folklore Foundation.

Contact: eolas@duchas.ie

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