December 2018 – Ballincurry Memories

The Fairy Fair in Ballincurry

This is from a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. Ballincurry is the Townland that my grandmother was born and raised in.

Lots of Irish folklore can be found at:

www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4701705/4694400

This is my personal family history site. I am not a professional genealogist. Although I try to be accurate and to document my findings, I find it it more compelling to tell a story and fill in the edges of the picture. I attempt to point out where I am guessing or where a particular piece of my puzzle is really a wing and a prayer, but no guarantees are offered. If you find something of interest, follow my sources. If I haven’t given them, it is likely I don’t have them.