Duchas.ie Folklore Project --

As I was transcribing stories from the Duchas.ie site's National Folklore Digitization UCD project, it struck me what a great resource the stories are for names of people, places, and general history -- for genealogists and members of the diaspora.

The following is a link to a search on Woodford --

https://www.duchas.ie/en/src?q=Woodford&t=CbesTranscript&ct=GA

Even though I am long familiar with the events at Saunder's Fort, from my own family's history, it was very poignant actually reading the names as being told by someone doing the telling.

This project is such a treasure, as the original school project took place in the 1930s wherein students were tasked with interviewing older members of their communities and gathering up stories and information on traditions, legends, landscapes, etc. Many of the story tellers were in their sunset years and their recollections of the events in the 1800s come to life in the telling.

Enjoy,
Jane

PS -- the site is searchable, and they need volunteers to help with the transcriptions.