Enya's Story

Story tellers were really important in the old days as there were no T.Vs. The greatest story teller about 50 years ago a man called Joe Murphy. He was a brilliant historian. People would visit his house to listen to his stories.

In Louisburgh long ago there were people who made clothes. There were two sisters called Bridie and Josie, who made men’s suits and Gardaí uniforms. The other side of the town near the bridge there was two ladies that made women’s clothes.

Weather Lore

Red sky at night is a shepherd’s delight,
Red sky in morning is shepherds warning.

When a cow lies down it means it’s going to rain.

If you lick your finger and stick it in the air it will tell you what way the wind is going.

In old times when the post man came on his bicycle to your house he would tell you what the weather would be like.

The Big Snow Storm of 1947

The snow came down so hard that it reached as high as the walls on the side of the road. There were snow drifts too which were never heard of Ireland.

House Hold

In most houses people has a “Last” this was a piece of iron shaped on the top like a foot with a lone Iron bar to stand on. The “Last” was used to repair shoes. The leather was bought from the tannery.

The Wake

When people died they were laid out in the house. Women would come into the room that the dead person was in a “Keen” (Wailing).

Writer: Enyas

Teller: Marie Heneghan

The original hand written story is available below