Story of Bannow's Buried City

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Abstract: Story collected by a student at Cuan an Bhainigh (Bannow) school (Carrick, Co. Wexford) from informant Patrick Roche.

Original reference: 0876/1/19

Breatnach, Tomás [Teacher]

Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht [Funder]

University College Dublin [Funder]

National Folklore Foundation [Funder]
Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [Funder]

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County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Wexford Schools

INFORMANT: Roche, Patrick
Gender: male
Location: Wexford (County)

Story text TEI

transcribed at

A Story of Bannow's Buried City [duchas:5000421]

They say that when the city was buried ships from all parts used to come sailing in like before.  One day a ship was sailing in for the Buried City and the captain sighted the city and could hardly believe it was the same Bannow for he heard tell of the sinking the City.  He looked for a while and then asked one of the sailors to bring him his glasses.  When the sailor gave him the glasses he looked again but the city was gone.  The old people believed the city used appear once every seven years.

Resource description

Origin information: Carrick, Co. Wexford
Date created: [1937] – [1938]
Type of Resource: text
Physical description: p. 024
Volume 0876
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás Breatnach.
Languages: English eng
Genre: Folktale
Subject: narratives linked data (afset); Narratives--Scéalta; Agriculture linked data (lcsh); Agriculture--Talmhaíocht; Supernatural beings linked data (afset); Supernatural and legendary beings--Neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha
Informant location: Carrick An Charraig Carrick Wexford
Location: https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5130125
Location: University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .
Original reference: 0876/1/19
Suggested credit: "A Story of Bannow's Buried City"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5130125>
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás Breatnach.
Funding: Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source: Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.