Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This collection of folklore was recorded and produced by Michael Fortune and Aileen Lambert, facilitated by The GAFF and supported by The Arts Council, Limerick Arts Office, St. Mary's National School and Thomond Primary School.
List of Contents:
00:00 – Boys introduce themselves.
00:28 – Jake tells the story of The Bishop’s Lady — now known as The Green Lady on the island.
00:45 – Kayden explains the marks on Thomond Bridge.
01:22 – Jake talks about Goo-goo's Hill. Jayden says if you hit a heart with a stone, you get good luck.
01:23 – Kayden talks about finding a money spider. Jake says he found a tenner soon after having one on his arm.
01:52 – Jake explains it was a few days after he touched the money spider that he found the money.
02:01 – Kayden says walking under a ladder or breaking one is bad luck.
02:12 – Kayden tries to remember more, and Jake asks, “Will you be able to cut these bits out?”
02:23 – Jake talks about stamping on a knife or a spoon if it falls to the floor.
02:36 – Mick asks if they’ve seen anyone wave at a magpie.
02:46 – Kayden says if you kill a snail, it starts to rain.
02:56 – Kayden tells the story of the Banshee in the handball alley, and how you have to say "Banshee" backwards three times.
03:09 – Jake says his mother told him if you leave a hairbrush on a windowsill, the Banshee will come for it — and she did.
03:34 – Jake recalls a man saying his mother saw the Banshee combing her hair by the bridge.
03:51 – Jake says if you see three ducks, they’re supposed to be three boys who were turned into ducks.
04:20 – Kayden says one day he thought his own house was haunted.
04:53 – Jake says if someone told him not to go somewhere because of a warning, he’d still go — just to see if it’s true.
05:11 – Boys talk about what they do at Hallowe’en.
05:38 – Mick asks about "battering the houses" at Hallowe’en. Kayden explains, and Jake says it’s a tradition.
05:58 – Jake talks about visiting and looking after family graves.
06:39 – They talk about remembering the dead on All Souls' Day.
07:12 – Boys share what they do when they see an ambulance.
07:58 – Jake says his grandad kept holy water in his van.
08:26 – Jake says crossing someone on the stairs is bad luck. It's also bad luck to walk under a ladder — but you can cancel it by spitting through three things. If you crack a mirror, crush it and scatter the pieces on a windy night.
09:04 – Jake talks about stepping on a crack on purpose, in front of his mother.
09:31 – Discussion about crossing your fingers or toes when lying or swearing something.
10:02 – Kayden tells the story of a horse falling into a swamp on Whit Sunday.
This collection of folklore was recorded and produced by Michael Fortune and Aileen Lambert, facilitated by The GAFF and supported by The Arts Council, Limerick Arts Office, St. Mary's National School and Thomond Primary School.
List of Contents:
00:00 – Boys introduce themselves.
00:28 – Jake tells the story of The Bishop’s Lady — now known as The Green Lady on the island.
00:45 – Kayden explains the marks on Thomond Bridge.
01:22 – Jake talks about Goo-goo's Hill. Jayden says if you hit a heart with a stone, you get good luck.
01:23 – Kayden talks about finding a money spider. Jake says he found a tenner soon after having one on his arm.
01:52 – Jake explains it was a few days after he touched the money spider that he found the money.
02:01 – Kayden says walking under a ladder or breaking one is bad luck.
02:12 – Kayden tries to remember more, and Jake asks, “Will you be able to cut these bits out?”
02:23 – Jake talks about stamping on a knife or a spoon if it falls to the floor.
02:36 – Mick asks if they’ve seen anyone wave at a magpie.
02:46 – Kayden says if you kill a snail, it starts to rain.
02:56 – Kayden tells the story of the Banshee in the handball alley, and how you have to say "Banshee" backwards three times.
03:09 – Jake says his mother told him if you leave a hairbrush on a windowsill, the Banshee will come for it — and she did.
03:34 – Jake recalls a man saying his mother saw the Banshee combing her hair by the bridge.
03:51 – Jake says if you see three ducks, they’re supposed to be three boys who were turned into ducks.
04:20 – Kayden says one day he thought his own house was haunted.
04:53 – Jake says if someone told him not to go somewhere because of a warning, he’d still go — just to see if it’s true.
05:11 – Boys talk about what they do at Hallowe’en.
05:38 – Mick asks about "battering the houses" at Hallowe’en. Kayden explains, and Jake says it’s a tradition.
05:58 – Jake talks about visiting and looking after family graves.
06:39 – They talk about remembering the dead on All Souls' Day.
07:12 – Boys share what they do when they see an ambulance.
07:58 – Jake says his grandad kept holy water in his van.
08:26 – Jake says crossing someone on the stairs is bad luck. It's also bad luck to walk under a ladder — but you can cancel it by spitting through three things. If you crack a mirror, crush it and scatter the pieces on a windy night.
09:04 – Jake talks about stepping on a crack on purpose, in front of his mother.
09:31 – Discussion about crossing your fingers or toes when lying or swearing something.
10:02 – Kayden tells the story of a horse falling into a swamp on Whit Sunday.
