Following the Whitethorn - Personal Experiences - Folklore from Co. Mayo

This compilation is derived from a three-part recording entitled Following the Whitethorn.
The public art project was commissioned by Mayo County Council and funded by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government under the Percent for Art Scheme.
The work consists of three collections of folklore which were recorded between January 2008 and May 2009 in a variety of settings in and around the town of Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. These range from people's home and private nursing homes to centres for older people.
To coincide with the recording process he presented a selection of preview screenings of the newly collected material throughout the county. The completed collection were screened in Ballinrobe on the 23rd of June (St. John’s Eve) 2009. A limited number of DVDs are available and requests for these can be made from the Arts Office of Mayo County Council.
Featured in these three collections are: Nancy Hackett, Evyleen Horan, Kathleen Murphy, Nora Connell, Margie Ferrick, Mary McConnell, Noreen Jennings, Mary Kelly, Margo O'Shee, Mary Vahey, Ann Kelly, Sal Durcan, Carmel Dolan, Walter Loughrey, Oliver Brown, Peggy Heneghan, Philly Costello, Bridie Treacy, Ellen Maughan, Michelle Cleary, Carmel Macken, Mary Callaghan, Maisie Kelleghan, Mary Maughan, Kathleen Carney, Nora Lally and Jim Lally (RIP).

[@caraline8639]

I absolutely love all our folklore. I feel it in me bones .

[@marybarker7952]

Love 💘 from the U.S. GOD bless 🙏

[@christinageen7412]

Makes me proud to be Irish ❤️

[@julianhastings1547]

We are English and we love our Irish cousins! , thank you Micheal

[@jb6368]

Expiring ! love it,,no more dead or died for me,,,they expired.

[@2anthro]

My family has been in the USA since the 1600s and my mother's family still used "ye" and "mammy" thru my mother's generation.

[@GkPhotographic]

tiss called the STRAY where i hail from ,
trun your jacket inside out , and carry some stones and maybe a bit of bread , to protect you , when i walk i carry this .

[@asafeplace4684]

Love this!

[@ShoJ369]

I have experienced pictures falling off the wall before family members died. The 3 knocks at the door I have heard twice immediately preceeding a death of family members.

[@stellasole3720]

My aunty by marriage had a crying boy painting - she has a very sick spirit, almost insane from alcohol damage - i never understood why you'd want such a painting even as a small child

[@franicestokes2928]

I remember a Tactor turning in to a field

[@freedom.4.ireland776]

is there dvds of your work michael love to get some for my grandmother

[@doneldamacdonnell8602]

How do you spell that word ? Sounds like Forgenmara ?

[@joeprimal2044]

Foidin Mara

[@doneldamacdonnell8602]

@@joeprimal2044 ..... thank you. I love listening to these.

[@miralong8501]

@@joeprimal2044 The Stray

[@joeprimal2044]

@@miralong8501 Thanks Mira. Makes sense.

[@pixiepianoplayer114]

Fóidín méara

[@daveperryman291]

Closed caption is crazy

[@Checobeep]

The Crying Child painting mentioned here is definitely a modern FOAFtale, it had been spread at least partially by the early internet, so this isn't strictly an Irish bit of folklore, it is modern FOAFlore. It's not more than 50 years old and not restricted to Ireland.

[@jimmieoakland3843]

Forgemara?

[@joeprimal2044]

Foidin Mara

[@jimmieoakland3843]

@@joeprimal2044 Thanks.

[@tanyaphilstrom7077]

Subtitles would help!

[@pollyanne234]

Only in Ireland. Its the drink

[@northstar9351]

Back then us irish were as thick as a plank of wood

[@salardis8804]

This is folk history, a rich resource. Nothing thick about it. It seems quite insulting to describe the narrators as such.

[@c.hunter9069]

You are a true ignoramus.

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

Then nothin's changed

[@EXPONENTIAL-ik8uz]

ACH! TA SHIN - CRAICALTIA! AGUS FAE-GALORE-GOBRAGH! HEAP-UP THE TURIF-FIRE AND LETS HAVE WAY MORE OF THIS BRAGH CRAIC!!!

[@EIREriddick13]

Too much alcohol involved :)