ROINN AN BHÉALOIDIS
DEPARTMENT OF FOLKLORE
Head of Department:
Dr. Stiofán Ó Cadhla
Executive Assistant:
Bláthnaid Ní Bheaglaoí
Lecturers:
Dr. Stiofán Ó Cadhla
Dr. Marie-Annick Desplanques
Dr. Clíona O’Carroll
Ciarán Ó Gealbháin
Jennifer Butler
Angun Sønnesyn Olsen
Department Website:
http://www.ucc.ie/folklore
Handbooks and all relevant information on the
Departmental Web Page.
Course Organisers:
Dr. Stiofán Ó Cadhla, Dr. Marie-Annick Desplanques, Dr.
Clíona O’Carroll & Ciarán Ó Gealbháin
Léann Dúchais Leictreonach (LDL): Dr. Stiofán Ó Cadhla, Dr. Marie-Annick Desplanques, Dr.
Clíona O’Carroll, Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, Dr. John Eastlake
& Colin MacHale
Cork Folklore Project:
Manager:
Website:
Northside Community Enterprises Ltd
St. Finbarr’s College
Farranferris
Redemption Road
Cork
Mary O'Driscoll
http://www.ucc.ie/research/nfp/
Department Office is Located on the Top Floor of No. 5 Elderwood, College Road
Office Hours from 09:15 – 13:00 and 14:10 – 17:00 Monday to Friday
Telephone: 021 4903935
email:
b.begley@ucc.ie
http://www.ucc.ie/folklore
http://twitter.com/@folkucc
http://www.facebook.com/pages/UCC-Folklore/122545201130379
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FOLKLORE AND ETHNOLOGY
Folklore and Ethnology is the discipline that studies the traditional and popular cultures of a
community, region or nation. While related in some respects to both anthropology and history,
ethnology is now well established in its own right as an important contributor to the humanities and
social sciences throughout Europe and beyond. The Folklore and Ethnology programme aims to
develop the analytic, critical, communication and creative skills of students by engaging with a
broad range of cultural forms and ethnographic materials relating primarily, although by no means
exclusively, to Ireland.
Programme Aims
The degree programme aims to
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develop students’ understanding of the historical and ongoing development of the discipline of
ethnology in its international context.
engage students in theoretical debates relating to the key issues and concepts of ethnology.
encourage students to critically deconstruct and evaluate cultural forms and processes.
develop students’ investigative skills through the provision of training in archive and fieldbased research techniques.
encourage students to build a strong empirical knowledge base of the culture and tradition of
Ireland and selected comparative regions or nations.
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes for students completing the programme can be divided into four main
sections:
a) Knowledge and Understanding
All students should acquire a knowledge and understanding of
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the principal theoretical orientations and schools of thought within the discipline of
ethnology.
the principal folklore genres and classification systems.
the concept of ethnography as process and product.
the concept of tradition.
the history, development and central theories of the core ethnological sub-themes of social
organisation, oral narrative, material culture and custom and belief.
key issues relating to the performance, transmission and representation of culture.
the theory and practice of ethnological investigative methods and techniques.
the empirical base for the study of Irish cultural tradition in its international context.
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b) Intellectual Skills
On completion of the programme, students should have
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enhanced ability to reason cogently and critically.
a sophisticated appreciation of the importance of critical source analysis.
a sound ability to extract salient points from large bodies of source and secondary
materials.
an increased capacity to present well-structured, sustained arguments.
enhanced knowledge of useful and precise critical terminology.
a well-developed ability to assess the relative merits of different points of intellectual
debate.
a strong awareness of the importance of reflexivity in ethnological study.
a willingness and ability to exercise independent thought.
Subject-Specific and Practical Skills
By the end of the programme, students should have
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considerable expertise in ethnological research methodologies, including use of library,
archive and web-based resources as well as fieldwork interview techniques.
well-developed skills in the interpretation and analysis of ethnographic materials.
a sound familiarity with the principal national and international platforms for the
dissemination of ethnological research and thought.
experience of completing original ethnological investigations resulting in the production of
a project and dissertation.
an enhanced ability to plan, organise and produce extended subject-specific scholarly texts.
well developed skills in the handling of archive- and field-based materials, including
appreciation of related ethical issues.
d) Transferable Skills
The programme is designed to facilitate the development of
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written and oral communication and presentation skills.
listening skills.
interview skills.
time management and the importance of adhering to deadlines.
a reflexive approach to learning and personal development.
self-reliance and personal responsibility.
investigative techniques.
the synthesis of evidence gathered from a variety of source types.
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FL3001 Exploring Material Culture and Folklore
FL3002 Stories and Storytelling in Folklore
FL3010 Trad & Blues: Musical Traditions & Cultural Contexts
FL2003 The Archive and Folklore
FL3003 Fieldwork and Folklore
2012-2013 Timetable
CODE
TITLE
FL3002
Stories and
Storytelling in
Folklore
FL3001
FL3010
Exploring
Material Culture
and Folklore
Trad & Blues:
Musical
Traditions &
Cultural
Contexts
LECTURER
TIME
DAY
VENUE
Dr. Marie-Annick
Desplanques /
Ciarán Ó
Gealbháin
11:00-13:00
Mons
ELD5_G01
Dr. Cliona
O’Carroll
16:00-18:00
Mons
ORB_203
Term 1
Dr. Marie-Annick
Desplanques
16:00-18:00
Mons
ELD5_G01
Term 2
FL3003
Fieldwork and
Folklore
Dr. Marie-Annick
Desplanques
13:00-15:00
Thurs
ELD5_G01
FL2003
The Archive and
Folklore
Dr. Marie-Annick
Desplanques
15:00-17:00
Thurs
ELD5_G01
NB Timetable should be confirmed, please check the Noticeboard on the Ground Floor, No. 5 Elderwood, College
Road.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR UCC EMAIL FREQUENTLY AND KEEP
UP-TO-DATE WITH DEPARTMENTAL WEB PAGES,
BLACKBOARD AND NOTICEBOARDS.
PLEASE USE THE OFFICE HOURS THAT STAFF MAKE
AVAILABLE TO YOU.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR 2nd & 3rd YEAR FOLKLORE & LÉANN DÚCHAIS
STUDENTS.
The Folklore and An Léann Dúchais modules alternate with each other from one year to
another.
It is of the utmost importance that all students be fully aware that a failure in a repeat
examination in autumn has serious consequences. Any such failure would postpone the
possibility of repeating until one academic year had elapsed and those particular modules
were available once again. Unfortunately this is unavoidable and you are being made fully
aware of this in advance.
Students who study on the Chinese Studies Pathway, European Studies Pathway and the
Language and Cultural Studies Pathway cannot register for 2nd & 3rd year Folklore or Léann
Dúchais.
Lastly, 3rd year students who take a Leave of Absence will be required to take 2 years in
order to come back into the programme at the appropriate time.
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FL3001 Exploring Material Culture and Folklore
Credit Weighting: 5
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures.
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Clíona O'Carroll, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Clíona O'Carroll, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To teach and develop key aspects of material culture and competence in
theories of traditional society with special reference to technology and material culture. Theoretical
approaches will be examined through the presentation of case studies.
Module Content: The examination of approaches to the study of material culture and technology
in society including topics such as vernacular housing, furniture and maritime material culture.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
 Understand the different dimensions of the study of material culture from a folklore
perspective.
 Describe various aspects of traditional and contemporary Irish material culture.
 Identify the central categories to be taken into account when analysing an aspect of material
culture.
 Document their object of study using a variety of sources: published texts, self-generated
images (photographs, plans) and multimedia sources.
 Carry out an in-depth study and analysis of a dimension of material culture and prepare a
report synthesising the findings.
 Evaluate contemporary heritage-based initiatives, with respect to their instrumental application
and guiding philosophy, from a folklore perspective.
 Participate in class discussion through their own presentations and engagement with those of
other students.
Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (1 x 2,500 word essay with
relevant diagrams or pictures.)
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and
including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved.
Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be
deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of
zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous
Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated
(Submit 1 x 2,500 word essay, as prescribed by the Department).
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FL3002 Stories and Storytelling in Folklore
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 48 x 1hr(s) Lectures.
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Stiofán Ó Cadhla, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To further develop the understanding of the practice, genre, repertoire and
interpretation of popular narrative in a broad cultural context.
Module Content: This module addresses a core interest in the discipline of folklore. Irish folklore
has been particularly interested in 'storytelling' and 'storytellers', in the genre of oral narrative, in
the social and cultural institution of 'visiting', of socialisation and entertainment. The genre,
examples from this will be discussed to explore the meaning and significance of story in folklore.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
 Understand the background of oral narrative.
 Recount the social and cultural context for storytelling.
 Identify key genre in narrative.
 Recognise key methods and theories.
 Interpret narrative genre in diverse contexts.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 150 marks; Continuous
Assessment 50 marks (1 x 2,500 word essay).
Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and
including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved.
Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be
deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of
zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. Marks
in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of
Continuous Assessment must be repeated (submit 1 x 2,500 word essay, as prescribed by the
Department).
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FL3010 Trad and Blues: Musical Traditions and Cultural Contexts
Credit Weighting: 5
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures.
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To study the relationship between music and culture.
Module Content: Traditional music in Ireland, Blues in North America, contexts of performance,
continuity and change, revival movements: migration and music diaspora; Hybridization and
popularisation. This module requires listening to music.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
 Have a critical knowledge of Irish traditional music and blues.
 Identify changing concepts of Irish traditional music and blues.
 Develop listening and ethnographic skills to acquire the knowledge to compare and evaluate
performance contexts.
 Discuss the perspectives and dynamic of revival, hybridization and popularisation of musical
genres.
 Consider Irish traditional music and blues as cultural phenomena.
Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (1 x 2,500 word essay).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and
including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved.
Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be
deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of
zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous
Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated
(Submit 1 x 2,500 word essay, as prescribed by the Department).
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FL2003 The Archive and Folklore
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): FL1004
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 10 x 2hr(s) Lectures; Other (12hrs Practical Seminars, 10hrs Fieldwork, 6hrs
Presentations).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To introduce and discuss the place of the archive in both the community and
the academy. The emphasis will be on 'folklore' in the archive.
Module Content: Introduction to archival principles and practice in Folklore. The preparation and
execution of a project based on acquired archival experience at the Department's Folklore and
Ethnology Archive and on material from the Cork Northside Folklore Project.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
 Understand and articulate the theoretical perspectives and schools of thoughts that informed
the establishment of ethnographic archives.
 Evaluate archival policies, objectives and scopes of ethnographic archives cataloguing systems
and indexes.
 Identify and evaluate the roles of ethnographic archives in community contexts.
 Research the document an ethnographic project through archival sources.
 Identify and evaluate the ethnographic value of an archival document.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1 x 5,000 word Research
Project in three parts worth a total of 175 marks - 75: internet archives evaluation; 50: practical and
archival logbook; 50: archival transcript analysis) and one oral presentation and report (1,000
words recommended) 25 marks.).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and
including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved.
Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be
deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of
zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous
Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (As
prescribed by the Department).
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FL3003 Fieldwork and Folklore
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): FL2003
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 10 x 2hr(s) Lectures; Other (10 x 2hrs Practical Seminars, 8hrs Fieldwork).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To teach the principles of ethnographic research; to provide students with
ethnographic fieldwork experience. To carry out supervised fieldwork.
Module Content: Advanced training in ethnography and fieldwork methods; preparation of a
project based on original fieldwork research methods, tools, practices of the fieldworker in folklore
and ethnology.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
 Design an ethnographic fieldwork project.
 Use sound and visual recording technology.
 Conduct an ethnographic interview.
 Take ethnographic photographs.
 Write and present an ethnographic analysis based on original and ethical fieldwork.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1 x 5,000 word Research
Project in three parts worth a total of 175 marks: 75: Theory; 50: Diary; 50 Ethnographic Material
and one project proposal (1,000 words recommended) 25 marks.).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and
including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved.
Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be
deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of
zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous
Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (As
prescribed by the Department).
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Essay Titles & Deadlines
Instructions when Submitting an Essay(s):
On or before the essay deadline, please upload one copy of your essay onto
Blackboard using the Assignments Facility and the other copy must be handed
into the Secretary’s Office, Top Floor, 5 Elderwood, College Road.
Late submission is not acceptable unless you have obtained an extension or a
Doctor’s Certificate.
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MODULE READING LISTS
FL3001 Exploring Material Culture and Folklore
Material Culture: General
Appadurai, A. (ed.) (1986) The social life of things: commodities in cultural perspective.
Cambridge: Cambridge U.P. 306.3APPA
Bausinger, H. (1990), Folk Culture in a World of Technology Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana U.P.
398BAUS
Benjamin, W. (1992) ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,’ in
Benjamin, Illuminations, translated by Harry Zohn London: Fontana Press.
809BENJ
Bourdieu, P. (1984) Distinction:A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste. London: Routledge.
305.5BOUR
Dale, Karen (2005) ‘Building a Social Materiality: Spatial and Embodied Politics in Organizational
Control’, in Organization 12: 649-678.
Foster, R. J. (2006) ‘Tracking Globalization: Commodities and Value in Motion’, in Tilley, Chris
(ed.) (2006) Handbook of Material Culture. London: Sage: 285-303. 306.46TILL
Glassie, H. (1999) Material Culture. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 306GLAS
Miller, D. (2010) Stuff. Cambridge: Polity Press. 306MILL
Miller, D. (ed) (2009) Anthropology and the Individual: a material culture perspective. Oxford,
New York: Berg. 302.5MILL
Miller, D. (2006) ‘Consumption’, in Chris Tilley (ed.) (2006) Handbook of Material Culture.
London: Sage: pp 341-355. 306.46TILL
Roberts, W.E. (1972), 'Fieldwork: Recording Material Culture' in Dorson (ed.), Folklore and
Folklife: An Introduction Chicago, pp. 431-444. 398DORS
Schatzki, Theodore (2010) ‘Materiality and Social Life’, Nature & Culture, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p123149.
Tilley, Chris (ed.) (2006) Handbook of Material Culture. London: Sage. 306.46TILL
Woodward, Ian (2007) Understanding Material Culture. Los Angeles: Sage. 306.46WOOD
Journal of Material Culture: Q + 2 and electronic resource.
Conservation, museums and heritage
Bell, J. (2000) 'Folk Museums', in Neil Buttimer, Colin Rynn and Helen Guerin (eds) The Heritage
of Ireland. Cork: the Collins Press. Pp 43-439. F941.5BUTT
Butler, B. (2006) ‘Heritage and the Present Past’, in Chris Tilley (ed.) (2006) Handbook of
Material Culture. London: Sage; pp 463-480. 306.46TILL
Brigden, R. (2010) ‘Recording Change’, in Folk Life 48 (1): 3-12.
Eastop, D. (2006) ‘Conservation as Material Culture’, in Chris Tilley (ed.) Handbook of Material
Culture. London: Sage. 306.46TILL
Kirschenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara (1998) Destination Culture: Tourism, Museums and Heritage.
Berkeley, CA and London: University of California Press. 306.07KIRS
McManus, Megan (2000) 'Some Notions of Folklore, History and Museum Interpretation: A Time
for Reappraisal? In: Trefor M Owen (ed) From Corrib to Cultra. Folklife Essays in Honour of Alan
Gailey. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast in association with the Ulster
Folk and Transport Museum. 398OWEN
Shelton, Anthony Alan (2006) ‘Museums and Museum Displays’, in Chris Tilley (ed.) (2006)
Handbook of Material Culture. London: Sage: pp 480-499. 306.46TILL
Reeners Roberta. 2003. A Wexford Farmstead. The Conservation of an 18th-Century Farmstead in
County Wexford. The Heritage Council, Kilkenny. 941.885 REEN
Gailey Alan. 1998. 'Deeply Domestic Realms; Origins, Development and Criticisms of Open-Air
Museums', Ulster Folklife, Vol. 44. 17-44.
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Sample ethnographic studies with a material culture element
Burriston, John A. (2011) 'Georgia Decoy Maker Ernie Mills: A Folk Artist Defines His Work', in
Ray Cashman et al (eds) The Individual and Tradition: Folkloristic Perspectives. Bloominton and
Indianapolis: Indiana University Press.
Duffy, Karen M. (2011) 'Bringing them Back: Wanda Aragon and the Revival of Historic Pottery
Designs at Acoma', in Ray Cashman et al (eds) The Individual and Tradition: Folkloristic
Perspectives. Bloominton and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press.
Fortune, Michael (2010) Around the House:A Study of the Domestic Landscape. Electronic
resource.
Glass, Aaron (2008) 'Crests on Cotton: ‘‘Souvenir’’ T-Shirts and the
Materiality of Remembrance Among the Kwakwaka’wakw of British Columbia'. Museum
Anthropology 31: 1.
Miller, Daniel (ed.) (2001) Car Cultures. Oxford: Berg. 306.46MILL
Ó Cadhla, S. (2002) “Fast Knocks and Nags” in Ethnologia Europaea 31:2, 77-94.
Stotz, Gertrude (2001) 'The colonizing vehicle', in Daniel Miller (ed.) Car Cultures. Oxford: Berg.
306.46MILL
Shuckla, Pravina (2011) 'The Maintenance of Heritage: Kersti Jobs-Bjorklof and Swedish Folk
Costume', in Ray Cashman et al (eds) The Individual and Tradition: Folkloristic Perspectives.
Bloominton and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press.
Young, Diana (2001) 'The life and death of cars: private vehicles on the Pitjanjatjara Lands, South
Australia', in Daniel Miller (ed.) Car Cultures. Oxford: Berg. 306.46MILL
Online and downloadable sources: websites, reports and surveys.
County council websites and The Heritage Council Website are a good source of information on
surveys and action taken in the realm of ‘heritage and conservation.’
An Chomhairle Oidhreachta/The Heritage Council
www.heritagecouncil.ie/
Sample downloadable publications:
Flagg, E. (ed.) The Future of Maritime and Inland Waterway Collections: Proceedings of a seminar
held at the Radisson Hotel in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, Friday 13 October 2006.
www.heritagecouncil.ie/publications/Maritime_Collect_proceedings/index.html
Other Heritage Council publications on thatch and farm buildings:
www.heritagecouncil.ie/publications/thatch/index.html
www.heritagecouncil.ie/publications/Farm_Buildings/index.html
The Mayglass Farmstead Project Website.
http://www.mayglass-2000.ie/
Irish Traditional Material Culture: General
Evans, E.Estyn (1957) Irish Folk Ways. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. 398EVAN
O’Neill, T. P. (1977) Life and Tradition in Rural Ireland. London; Dent. 941.5ONEI
Kinmonth, C. (1993) Irish Country Furniture 1700-1950. New Haven; Yale Univ. Press.
749.2KINM
MacCárthaigh, C. agus Whelan, K. (eag) (1999) New Survey of Clare Island. Dublin: Royal Irish
Academy. f941.13MacC
McCarthy, P. and Hawkes, R. (2000) Northside of the Mizen: Tales, customs and history from the
South-West of County Cork. Goleen, Co. Cork: Mizen Productions. MP941.8MCCA
Ní Shúilleabháin, B. (2007) Bibeanna : memories from a corner of Ireland. Cork: Mercier Press.
941.96NíSH
Ó Murchú, T. (2003) Beara woman talking: the lore of Peig Minhane, folklore from the Beara
Peninsula, Co. Cork. Edited, arranged and translated by Martin Verling. Cork; Mercier Press.
941.956OMUR
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Ó Danachair, Caoimhín (1957) ‘Some Distribution Patterns in Irish Folk Life’, Béaloideas Vol 25,
pp. 108-123.
Shaw-Smith, D. (2003) Traditional Crafts of Ireland. London: Thames and Hudson. 680SHAW
Taylor, L. (1995) Occasions of faith: an anthropology of Irish Catholics. Dublin: Lilliput.
Introduction. 282.415TAY
Irish Vernacular Architecture, Home And Farm Life
Aalen, F.H.A. (1997) ‘Buildings’, in F.H.A. Aalen, Kevin Whelan and Matthew Stout (eds) Atlas of the Irish
Rural Landscape. Cork: Cork University Press. f333.7AALE
Campbell, Å. (1935), ‘Irish Fields and Houses’, Béaloideas, Vol 5, pp. 57-74.
Clear, C. (2000) Women of the House: Women’s Household Work in Ireland 1922-1961. Dublin:
Irish Academic Press. Chapter 7 ‘The Day’s Work: Change and Continuity.’ 305.4CLEA
Clear, C. (2007) Social change and everyday life in Ireland. 1850-1922. Manchester and New York:
Manchester University Press. Chapters 1 ‘Agriculture’ and 9 ‘Houses, Food, Clothes.’ 303.4CLEA
Evans, E. E. (1969), ‘Sod and Turf Houses in Ireland’, Studies in Folk Life, G. Jenkins (ed.),
London; RKP. 390JENK
Gailey, A. (1976), ‘Some developments and adaptations of traditional house types’, Folk and Farm,
C. Ó Danachair (ed.), Dublin; Roy. Soc. of Antiqrs. 390DANA
Glassie, H. (1982), ‘Home’ Chapter 13, Passing the Time in Ballymenone. Dublin; O’Brien Press.
941.6GLAS
Gmelch, G. (1979) ‘The Barrel-top Wagon: its History and Impact on Irish Travelling People.’:
Ulster Folklife 25: 54-61. [See, also, Barron, N., Ní Fhloinn, B. and uí Ógáin, R. (2001) ‘“Citizen
Traveller” – Photographs from an exhibition’, Béaloideas 69: 159-164.
Hogan, J. (2001) Basketmaking in Ireland. Bray: Wordwell. 746.4HOGA
Kingston, B. (1990) The Deserted Village at Slievemore. Castlebar: privately published by
Kingston. 941.7KING
Kinmonth, C. (1997) ‘West Cork Vernacular Furniture Makers: Comparative Analysis of Field
Studies in a Coastal Community’ (Part 1), in JCHAS Vol 102, pp 125-140.
Kinmonth, C. (1998) ‘West Cork Vernacular Furniture Makers: Comparative Analysis of Field
Studies in a Coastal Community’ (Part 2), in JCHAS Vol 103, pp 121-132.
Ó Danachair, C. (1975), Ireland’s Vernacular Architecture. Cork; Mercier Press. 728.3DANA
Ó Danachair, C. (1964), ‘The Combined Byre- and Dwelling in Ireland’, Folk-Life, Vol. 2, pp. 5875.
Ó Danachair, C. (1945) ‘The questionnaire system,’ in Béaloideas Vol. XV: 202-217.
O’Reilly, B. (2004) Living Under Thatch. Cork: Mercier Press. 728.37OREI
Maritime Material Culture
Becker, H. (2000) Seaweed memories: in the jaws of the sea. Dublin: Wolfhound Press.
941.74BECK
Becker, H. (1997) I mbéal na farraige : scéalta agus seanchas faoi chúrsaí feamainne ó bhéal na
ndaoine. Indreabhán, Co. na Gaillimhe : Cló Iar-Chonnachta. (Irish language original of Becker,
2000) 941.74BECK
Levis, C. (2002) Towelsail Yawls: The Lobsterboats of Heir Island and Roaringwater Bay. Cork:
Galley Head Press. 623.82LEVI
Lysaght, P. (2001) 'Food-provision Strategies on the Great Blasket Island: Strand and Shore' In:
Séamas Ó Catháin et al (eds). Northern Lights. Following Folklore in North-Western Europe.
Essays in Honour of Bo Almqvist. Dublin: University College Dublin Press. 398.2OCAT
Mac Cárthaigh, C. (ed.) (2008) Traditional Boats of Ireland: History, Folklore and Construction:
Ár mBáid Dúchais. Cork: The Collins Press. f623.83MACC
McCaughan, M. (1978) ‘Irish Vernacular Boats and their European Connections’, in Ulster Folklife
Vol. 24: pp 1-22.
McPolin, D..(1999) The Drontheim: Forgotten Sailing Boat of the North Irish Coast. Dublin:
Playprint. 623.8MacP
McPolin, D. (2007) The Donegal Currach. Donaghadee, N.Ireland: Ballyhay Books. 623.82MacP
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Robinson, T. (1990) Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage Harmondsworth: Penguin. 914.17ROBI
O’Sullivan, M. (1936) Twenty years a-growing. Translated from the original Irish by Moya
Llewelyn Davies and George Thompson ; with an introductory note by E.M. Forster. London:
Chatto and Windus. 891.628OSUL
Farming In Ireland
Bell, J. agus Watson, M. (1986), Irish Farming 1750-1900. Edinburgh; John Donald Publrs.
630.9BELL
Bell, J. (2005) Ulster Farming Families 1930-1960. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation.
630.9BELL
Bell, J. agus Watson, M. (2008) A History of Irish Farming 1750-1950. Dublin: Four Courts Press.
630.9BELL
Lysaght, P. (2000) 'Food-provision Strategies on the Great Blasket Island: Livestock and Tillage' In:
Trefor M Owen (ed). From Corrib to Cultra. Folklife Essays in Honour of Alan Gailey. Belfast:
Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast in association with the Ulster Folk and
Transport Museum. 398OWEN
Ó Danachair, C. (1963), ‘The Spade in Ireland’ in Béaloideas 31, pp. 98-114.
Ó Danachair, C. (1970), ‘The Flail in Ireland’ in Ethnologia Europea, pp. 51-55.
Ó Danachair, C. (1977), ‘Bread in Ireland’ in Fenton, Alexander and T.M. Owen (eds.), Food in
Perspective. Edinburgh; John Donald. 641FENT
Supplementary material may be distributed at lectures and on Blackboard. Students are
requested to check both their student email and the Blackboard noticeboard regularly
during both terms 1 and 2.
FL3002 Stories and Storytelling in Folklore
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Tiedeakatemia. U 016.398 AARN
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Thompson, S., 1955-1958, Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: A classification of narrative elements in
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Baumann, R. (ed.), 1992, Folklore, Cutural Performances and Popular Entertainments, New York
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OMUR
Journals: Béaloideas; Béascna; Folklore; Sinsear; Ulster Folklife (see Serials & JSTOR)
Further reading may be suggested over the course of the year
FL3010 Trad & Blues: Musical Traditions & Cultural Contexts
Sample Reading List
Alperson, Philip, ed, Musical worlds : new directions in the philosophy of music University Park, Pa. :
Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998.
Barkin Elaine & Lydia Hamessley, eds. Audible Traces : Gender, Identity, And Music Zürich ; Los Angeles
: Carciofoli, 1999.
Bastin, Bruce, Red River Blues : The Blues Tradition In The Southeast Urbana : University of Illinois Press,
1986.
Bayor Ronald H. and Timothy J. Meagher eds The New York Irish Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University
Press, 1996.
BoydelBarra l & Kerry Houston. Eds. Music, Ireland And The Seventeenth Century Dublin : Four Courts
Press, 2009.
Carson, Ciaran Irish Traditional Music Belfast : Appletree, 1989.
Carson, Ciaran, Last Night's Fun London : Jonathan Cape, 1996.
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Development Programme For The Irish Traditional Arts = Clár Forbartha Do
Ealaíona Traidi Monkstown, Co. Dublin : Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, 2004.
Courlander, Harold, Negro folk music U.S.A. New York : Columbia University Press, [1963]
Cranitch, Matt. Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford : The Ẁaivers' of Gneeveguilla Cork : Traditional Music
Archive, U.C.C. : Irish Traditional Music Society, U.C.C., 2003.
Cronin Nessa, Seán Croson and John Eastlake eds. ,Anáil An Bhéil Bheo : Orality And Modern Irish
Culture. Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.
Curtis, P. J.Notes From The Heart : A Celebration Of Traditional Irish Music Dublin Torc 1994
Davis, Angela Yvonne, Blues legacies and black feminism : Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie
Holiday New York : Vintage, 1999
Devine, Patrick and Harry White. The Maynooth International Musicological Conference 1995 : selected
proceedings Blackrock, Co. Dublin : Four Courts, 1996.
DuBois Ellen Carol and Vicky L Ruiz Unequal sisters : a multicultural reader in U.S. women's
New York : Routledge, 1990.
Dunne Tom and Laurence Geary eds. History And The Public Sphere : Essays In Honour Of John A.
Murphy Cork : Cork University Press, 2005.
Evans, David ed, Ramblin' on my mind : new perspectives on the blues Urbana : University of Illinois
Press, 2008.
Fleischmann, A. ed. Sources Of Irish Traditional Music, C. 1600-1855 N York: Garland, 1998.
Frith, S., ed. 1993. Music and Copyright. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP.
Gates, Henry Louis Jr. and Gene Andrew Jarrett eds. The New Negro : Readings On Race, Representation,
And African American Culture, 1892-1938 Princeton, NJ : Princeton UP, 2007.
Gillen Gerard & Harry White eds. Music And Irish Cultural History Blackrock, Co. Dublin : Irish
Academic Press, 1995.
Gillen Gerard & Harry White eds Musicology in Ireland Dublin : Irish Academic Press, 1990.
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Hall, Reg .The Social Organisation Of Traditional Music-Making : The Irish In London After The War
University College Cork : Traditional Music Archive, 1995.
Harrison, Frank Llewelyn, Irish Traditional Music : Fossil Or Resource? Cork : Irish Traditional Music
Society University College, 1988.
Harper, Colin, Trevor Hodgett, .Irish Folk, Trad & Blues: A Secret History Cork Collins, 2004.
Hurston, Zora Neale, Folklore, memoirs, and other writings [New York] : Library of America : Distributed
to the U.S. by Penguin Books, 1995.
Irish Traditional Music Archive The First Ten Years Dublin: 1997.
Ireland. Joint Committee on Heritage and the Irish Language. Tuarascáil Ar Cheol Tíre Na Héireann =
Report On Traditional Irish Music Dublin : Stationery Office, 1999.
Jones, LeRoi Blues people : Negro music in white America New York, NY : Morrow, 1963.
Keil, Charles Urban Blues.Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1992.
Lee J.J. & Marion R. Casey eds. Making The Irish American : History And Heritage Of The Irish In The
United States New York : New York U Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2006.
Lomax, Alan Folk song style and culture Washington, D.C. Amer. Assoc. for the Advan. of Sc. 1968.
Mac Laughlin Jim ed. Donegal : The Making Of A Northern County Dublin, Ireland ; Portland, OR : Four
Courts Press, 2007.
McMahon, Tony. Irish Traditional MusicDublin : Folens, [1978].
Moisala Pirkko and Beverley Diamond eds. Music and gender Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2000.
Moloney, Colette. The Irish Music Manuscripts Of Edward Bunting (1773-1843) : Introduction And
Catalogue Dublin : Irish Traditional Music Archive - Taisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann, 2000.
Munroe, Ailie, The Democratic Muse; Folk Music Revival in Scotland. (Aberdeen: Scottish
Cultural Press, 1996) 173
Murphy Michael & Jan Smaczny, eds. Music in 19th c Ireland Dublin : Four Courts, 2006.
Nettle, Bruno "Introduction: Studying Music Of The World’s Cultures," In Bruno Nettle, Charles Capwell,
Philip V. Bohlma, Isable K.F. Wong, Thomas Turíno eds. Excursions in World Music (Upper Saddle River:
Prentice Hall, 1997. pp1-13.
O’Connor, Nuala ed. Bringing It All Back Home (London: BBC Books, 1991)
Ó hAllmhuráin, Gearóid. A Pocket History Of Irish Traditional Music Dublin :O̓Brien , 1998.
O’ Keefe Maura, “Tradition versus Change: The Irish Button Accordion,” in Fintan Vallely, Hammy
Hamilton, Eithne Vallely & Liz Doherty eds. Crosbhealach an cheoil - The Crossroads Conference 1996
(Cork: Ossian dist, 1999)
Oliver, Paul Blues fell this morning : meaning in the blues Cambridge Cambridge U.P. 1990
Oliver, Paul, The Story Of The Blues : The Making Of A Black Music. London : Pimlico, 1997.
Ó Murchú, Labhrás, .An Rod Seo Romhainn : A Future For Irish Traditional Music Cork : Irish Traditional
Music Society University College, 1987.
O'Neill, Francis, ed. The dance music of Ireland : 1001 gems ... (Dublin : Walton's Musical Instrument
Galleries, 1950).
O'Shea, Helen The Making Of Irish Traditional Music Cork : Cork University Press, 2008.
Ó Súilleabháin, Micheál, “The Light of Other Days,” in Nuala O’Connor ed. Bringing It All Back Home
(London: BBC Books, 1991) 162.
Palmer Robert Deep blues New York : Viking Press, 1981
Pearson, Barry Lee and Bill McCulloch., Robert Johnson : lost and found Urbana : U of Illinois Press, 2003
Porter, James. The Traditional Music Of Britain And Ireland : A Research And Information Guide New
York Garland 1989
Radano Ronald and Philip V. Bohlman eds. Music and the racial imagination Chicago : University of
Chicago Press, 2000.
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Rosenberg, Neil V Transforming tradition : folk music revivals examined Urbana : University of Illinois
Press, 1993.
Sheilds, Hugh ed., Tunes Of The Munster Pipers : Irish Traditional Music From The James Goodman
Manuscripts Dublin : Irish Traditional Music Archive, 1998.
Skerrett Ellen and Mary Lesch eds. Chief O'Neill's Sketchy Recollections Of An Eventful Life In Chicago
Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2008.
Smith , Thérèse and Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, eds. Blas : The Local Accent In Irish Traditional Music
Limerick : Irish World Music Centre, University of Limerick ; [Dublin] : Folk Music Society of Ireland,
1997.
Smyth, Gerry.Music In Irish Cultural History Dublin ; Irish Academic Press, 2009.
Szwed, John. Alan Lomax, The Man who Recorded the World, New York:Viking Press, 2010.
Titon, Jeff Todd, Early downhome blues : a musical and cultural analysis Chapel Hill : University of North
Carolina Press, 1994.
Uí hOgáin, Rionach ed. And trans. Going To The Well For Water : The Séamus Ennis Field Diary 19421946 Cork : Cork University Press, 2009.
Vallely Fintan, Hammy Hamilton, Eithne Vallely & Liz Doherty eds. Crosbhealach an cheoil - The
Crossroads Conference 1996 (Cork: Ossian dist, 1999)
Vallely Fintan, ed. The Companion To Irish Traditional Music. Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 1999.
Ward, Brian, Just my soul responding : rhythm and blues, Black consciousness, and race relations / Brian
Ward. London : UCL Press, 1998.
Wyndham Andrew Higgins, ed. Re-Imagining Ireland Charlottesville : University Of Virginia Press, 2006.
Zimmermann, Georges-Denis, Songs of Irish Rebellion: Political Street Ballads and Rebel Songs 1780-1900
(Dublin: Allen Figgis, 1967).
FL2003 The Archive and Folklore
Almqvist, B. 1979, The Irish Folklore Commission: Achievement and Legacy, Comhairle
Béaloideas Éireann (Baile Atha Cliath).
Baron, Robert and Nick Spitzer, (ed.), 2007, Public Folklore. Jackson: University of Mississippi
Press.
Belanus, Betty, and Gregory Hansen, (eds.), 2000, "Public Folklore." Speical Issue of Folklore
Forum, Vol. 31, Number 2.
Desplanques, Marie-Annick ,Cummins, V.; Good, J.; Kozachenko, M.; O’Carroll, C.; Ó
Crualaoich, G.; Ó Duinín, P.; Ó Tuama, É.; Rea, H.; Rynne, C. 2004, BiblioMara: An indexed
bibliography of cultural and heritage studies of the coastal zone in Ireland.
Desplanques, Marie-Annick. 2005, “The Northside Folklore Project. A case study in applied social
ethnology” en II Xornadas SINDUR: Novas Tecnoloxías e Economía Cultural, pp. 29-51. Santiago
de Compostela: Xornadas do IDEGA nº7, 2005.
Desplanques, M.; Ó Cadhla, S.; Ó Crualaoich, G. 2005, “Introduction to the Sources: Folklore and
Ethnology” Course Reader; Diploma in Local and Regional Studies eds. Maeve Bent; Denise
Maher. PP30-38.
Feintuch, Burt. 1988, The Conservation of Culture. Folklorists and the Public Sector. Lexington,
Kentucky: University of Kentucky Press.
Foucault, Michel, 1972. The Archaeology of Knowledge. London: Tavistock, Part 3 “The Satement
and the Archive”.
Hautala, Jouko and Urpo Vento. 1966, "The Folklore Archives of the Finnish Literature Society."
The Folklore and Folk Music Archivist 8(2):39-53.
Hickerson, Joseph C. 1978, The Archive of Folk Song: A Bibliography. Library of Congress.
Honko, Lauri, 'The Final Text of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding of Folklore' in NIF
Newsletter 2-3/ 1989, 3-12.
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Hufford, Mary, ed. 1994, Conserving Culture. A New Discourse on Heritage. Urbana: University
of Illinois.
Jones, Michael Owen, ed. 1994, Putting Folklore to Use. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of
Kentucky.
Manoff, M. “Theories of the Archive from across the Disciplines”
Portal-Libraries And The Academy Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 9-25
Marcus, GE,
“The Once and Future Ethnographic archive.” History Of The Human
Sciences Volume: 11 Issue: 4 Pages: 49-63
Ó Giolláin, Diarmuid, 2000, Locating Irish Folklore. (Cork: CU P).
Ó Súilleabháin, S. 1942, A Handbook of Irish Folklore (Dublin).
Tobing Rony, F. 1996, The Third Eye: Race, Cinema, and Ethnographic Spectacle.
Durham, Duke University P.
ONLINE RESOURCES
"The Archive of Folk Culture at 75: A National Project with Many Workers," [PDF: 1.52MB / 16
p.], by James Hardin.
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/BibArchiveofFolkSong.html
Jimerson Randall C. 2003, Archives and memory Source: OCLC Systems & Services Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Andy Kolovos. “Archiving Culture: American Folklore Archives in Theory and Practice.” PhD
thesis, Indiana U, 2010. Available at <http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/kolovos-dissertationfinal_2.pdf> .
Folklore Archives in Sweden
Carl-Herman Tillhagen
Journal of the Folklore Institute, Vol. 1, No. 1/2 (1964), pp. 20-36
The Michigan State University Folklore Archives
Richard M. Dorson
Midwest Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 1, Michigan Issue (Spring, 1955), pp. 51-59
Folklore, Folklorism, and Synchronization: Preserved-Created Folklore in Israel
Dina Roginsky
Journal of Folklore Research, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan. - Apr., 2007), pp. 41-66
Dublin South County to North Inner City: An Urban Folklore Project 1979-1980
Séamas Mac Philib
Béaloideas, Iml. 74, (2006), pp. 103-121
Archives
 The American Folklore Society website is an excellent resource for folklorists.
http://www.afsnet.org/
 Archives of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/folklore/grad_program/handbook/archive.html
 Estonian Folklore Archives of the Estonian Literary Museum, Tartu. These are the Estonian
national folklore archives.
http://haldjas.folklore.ee/rli/insti/erai.htm
 Finnish Literature Society Folklore Archives, Helsinki. These are the Finnish national folklore
archives. Their English pages do not seem to be operational at the moment. The following
nevertheless is a good account by the former director. This same website,
http://www.folklorefellows.org/, is an important resource for folklorists.
 North East Folklore Archive, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
http://www.nefa.net/index2.htm
 University of California Berkeley Folklore Archive
http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/folklore/archive-policy.html
 University of California Los Angeles Folklore and Mythology Archives
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/folklore/archives/
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Additional material will be available at lectures and on Blackboard.
FL3003 Fieldwork and Folklore
Almqvist, B., The Irish Folklore Commission: Achievement and Legacy, (Baile Atha Cliath:
Comhairle Béaloideas Éireann, 1979)
Agar, Michael. The Professional Stranger (San Diego: San Diego Academic Press, 1980)
Barley, Nigel, The Innocent Anthropologist (Harmondsworth: Penguin,1983)
Bauman, Richard, and Joel Sherzer, ed. Explorations in the ethnography of speaking (London:
Cambridge UP, 1975)
Bausinger, Hermann. Folk Culture in a World of Technology (Bloomington, Indiana UP, 1990)
Ben-Amos, Dan. Folklore Genres. (Austin: U of Texas Press, 1976)
Ben-Amos, Dan and Kenneth S. Goldstein (eds). Folklore Performance And Communication (La
Hague: Mouton, 1975)
Bernard, H. Russell. Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology (Newbury Park: Sage, 1988)
Brennan Harvey, Cloddagh. Contemporary Irish Traditional Narrative. The English Language
Tradition (Berkeley: U of California Press, 1992)
Briggs, Charles. Competence in Performance: The Creativity of Tradition in Mexicano Verbal Art
(Philadelphia:University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989)
Clifford, James and George E. Marcus. eds. Writing Culture. (Berkeley: U of California Press,
1986)
Cross, Eric. The Tailor and Ansty. (Cork: Mercier, 1999)
Curtin, Chris, Hastings Donnan and Thomas M. Wilson (eds.). Irish Urban Cultures (Belfast:
Institute of Irish Studies, 1993)
Denzin, Norman, K. Interpretive Ethnography. (Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1997)
Dundes, Alan, The Study of Folklore (Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1965).
Erickson, Ken and Donald Stull. Doing Team Ethnography, Warnings and Advice (Thousand
Oaks: Sage Publications, 1998)
Feintuch, Burt. “Common Ground: Keywords for the Study of Expressive Culture.” Special Issue
of the Journal of American Folklore. 1995
Finnegan, Ruth (1992), Oral Traditions and the Verbal Arts (London: Routledge, 1992)
Garnert, Jan, 'Rethinking Visual Representation: Notes on the Folklorist and Photographer Nils
Keyland' in Pertti J. Anttonen & Reimund Kvideland (ed.), Nordic
Frontiers. Recent Issues in the Study of Modern Traditional Culture in the Nordic Countries
(Turku: Nordic Institute of Folklore, 1993).
Georges, Robert A. & Jones, Michael Owen. Folkloristics. An Introduction (Bloomington: Indiana
UP, 1995)
Goldstein, Kenneth (1964), A Guide for Field Workers in Folklore (Hartboro)
Handler, Richard, Nationalism and the Politics of Culture in Quebec (Univ. of Wisconsin 1988)
(chap. ‘In Search of the Folk Society’).
Hannerz, Ulf (1980), Exploring the City: Inquiries towards an Urban Anthropology (New York)
Hannerz, Ulf (1992), Cultural Complexity, Studies in the Social Organization of Meaning (New
York)
Honko, Lauri (1977), 'The Role of Fieldwork in Tradition Research' in Ethnologia Scandinavia
Honko, Lauri, 'The Final Text of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding of Folklore' in NIF
Newsletter 2-3/ 1989, 3-12.
Keating, Elizabeth, “The Ethnography of Communication” in Atkinson, Paul Amanda Coffey,
Sara Delamont, John Lofland and Lyn Lofland Eds. (2001) Handbook of Ethnography. (Thousand
Oaks: Sage Publications) pp 285-301
Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara, 'Objects of Ethnography' in Ivan Karp & Steven D. Lavine (ed.),
Exhibiting Cultures (Washington & London 1991), 386-443.
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Kvideland Reimund, ed. (1992), Folklore Processed (Turku), [particularly Gullveig Alver, 'Ethical
Issues in Folkloristic Research' and Mihály Hoppál, 'Ethnohermeneutics in the Theory of
Tradition']
MacDonald, D.A. (1972), 'Fieldwork: Collecting Oral Literature' in Dorson (ed.), Folklore and
Folklife: An Introduction (Chicago), pp. 407-430
Mahon, Bríd, (1998) While Green Grass Grows. (Cork: Mercier)
McAuley, L. (1993), The Fountain (Belfast)
Mukerji, Chandra & Schudson, Michael (ed.), Rethinking Popular Culture (Berkeley, Los Angeles
& Oxford 1991).
O Connor , Barbara and Michael Cronin Tourism In Ireland. A Critical Analysis (Cork 1993)
Ó Danachair, Caoimhín, 'The Progress of Irish Ethnology, 1783-1982' in Ulster Folklife 29 (1983),
3-17.
Ó Giolláin, Diarmuid, (2000) Locating Irish Folklore. (Cork: CU P)
Ó Súilleabháin, S. (1942), A Handbook of Irish Folklore (Dublin)
Pershing, Linda and M. Jane Young. (1993), Theory And The Study Of Folklore (Urbana)
Roberts, W.E. (1972), 'Fieldwork: Recording Material Culture' in Dorson (ed.), Folklore and
Folklife: An Introduction (Chicago), pp. 431-444
Scheper-Hughes, Nancy, Saints Scholars and Schizophrenics. (Berkeley: U of California Press,
2001)
Spradley, James P. (1979), The Ethnographic Interview (New York)
Tedlock, Barbara, 'From participant observation to the observation of participation: the emergence
of narrative ethnography' in Journal of Anthropological Research 47, 1, pp. 69-94
Tilley, Christopher. “Ethnography and Material Culture” in Atkinson, Paul Amanda Coffey, Sara
Delamont, John Lofland and Lyn Lofland Eds. (2001) Handbook of Ethnography. (Thousand
Oaks: Sage Publications) pp 258-272
Tonkin, Elizabeth, McDonald, Maryon & Chapman, Malcolm (ed.), History and Ethnicity (London
& New York 1989).
Turner, Terence "Defiant Images; The Kayapo appropriation of video" Anthropology Today 8:6
(1992) 5-16
Vaz, Kim Marie, ed. Oral narrative research with Black women (Thousand Oaks)
Whyte, W.F. (1943), Street Corner Society (Chicago)
Wolf, Diane L. ed. (1996) Feminist dilemmas in fieldwork (Boulder)
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TEACHING AND LEARNING
Students’ knowledge and understanding of the above is facilitated through regular illustrated
lectures, assessment feedback, practical workshops (for fieldwork recording and oral
presentations). Field-based projects and dissertations in Year 3 are supervised by individual staff
members. Field trips form an important element of the teaching and learning provision.
Class Work
NB Students must not make substantial use of the same material in more than one piece of written
work, including Class Examinations. Use of internet sources must be verifiable and
referenced fully.
ASSESSMENT
Success in the Department of Folklore and Ethnology is judged on performance in the written work
and final examination according to the marking scheme outlined in Appendix IV. Failure to
submit written work will normally prevent a student from sitting the final examination. Students
are expected to hand in essays by the set dates, unless an extension has been obtained from the
Course Organiser. This will normally only be granted on health grounds upon production of a
Medical Certificate or, in cases of illness lasting less than the 7 days immediately before the
submission deadline. Where an essay is handed in late, and no extension has been granted, 1%
will be deducted for each working day (Monday to Friday inclusive) the essay is overdue
beyond the set date, so that a total of 5% will be deducted if the essay is one week late. If you are
unable to submit work you must immediately contact the Department or provide a Formal
Medical Certificate. This must be submitted by the deadline. Thereafter essays will be
assigned a mark of 0 (zero) which will count towards the student’s overall assessment. Marks will
also be deducted from any essay which does not adhere to the required length or does not
include a proper bibliography or list of sources with references.
Any student encountering problems with aspects of the course or the required written work should
have no hesitation in speaking to the Lecturer, Tutor, or Course Organiser. Students should feel
free to discuss their marks on essays or examination scripts with the appropriate lecturer. Office
hours for staff members will be posted on the front hall notice board and on office doors.
At the end of the year all students are assigned a mark which is an aggregate of the classwork and
Degree Examination marks. The pass mark for the year is 40% (see Appendix IV, Marking
Scheme).
Anonymous marking is in operation.
SUBMISSION OF WORK
During term time we are required to keep students’ work (essays, exam papers etc.) in order that
these are made available to examiners. Therefore, in order to have one copy available to examiners
the student must hand in two copies of each assignment submitted.
NB If during the year you change your address, please inform the General Office
immediately.
Summer Examinations
The dates of the Summer Examination will be made available on the UCC website closer to the
Summer Examinations. On the UCC homepage this page can be accessed under information for
current students.
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http://www.ucc.ie/
Past Examination Papers
Past Folklore & Ethnology examination papers can be found on the following website:
http://booleweb.ucc.ie/
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ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
Roinn an Bhéaloidis: The Department of Folklore and Ethnology’s Archival facilities include the
The University College Cork Béaloideas, Folklore and Ethnology Archive (UCCFEA) and the
Cork Northside Folklore Project (CNFP). The UCC Folklore and Ethnology Archive is situated at
5 Elderwood, College Road whereas the Cork Northside Folklore Project, which combines a
community archive and a “field station” is located at the Northside Community Enterprises, St.
Finbarr’s College. The two branches are integrated into the Multimedia Centre for Urban and
Regional Ethnology (MCURE) which has actively participated in major research programmes such
as Documents of Ireland with HEA funding.
The University College Cork Béaloideas, Folklore and Ethnology Archive is initially and primarily
a research facility within the department of Folklore and Ethnology. Its holdings consist of
multimedia material arising from the work of both staff and students of An Léann Dúchais/Folklore
together with other relevant material from external depositors. Catalogues and indexes to the
holdings can be consulted at the Archive. The collections, which cover all aspects of rural and
urban folklore, folklife and popular culture are available for consultation on site.
The Cork Northside Folklore Project was founded in partnership with Roinn an Bhéaloidis /
Department of Folklore and Ethnology at University College Cork, Northside Community
Enterprises and FÁS. Since its beginnings in August 1996 researchers at the Project as well as
students and staff of the Department have been at work collecting folklore and oral histories on a
wide array of topics, documenting the everyday lives of the people of Cork. The CNFP archive
contains hundreds of hours of sound and video recordings and over 6000 photographs.
The Project publishes its own annual journal The Archive and has produced a number of videos
which are shown regularly at conferences and in educational contexts. The project is currently
completing a series of ethnographic radio programmes for Cork European Capital of Culture 2005.
The project is opened to the public and to students. It can be contacted through its website
http://www.ucc.ie/research/nfp/
or directly by phoning Mary O’ Driscoll, on-site coordinator at 021 4228102.
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Seminars and Lectures
Students are warmly invited and encouraged to attend events for which notices are posted in 5
Elderwood, College Road. In addition, there are regular Research Seminars organised for all
students. Check noticeboard for details.
Societies
The Folklore society is set up and run by the students. If you want to become involved in the
Folklore society please contact the Secretary of the Folklore Society c/o Department of Folklore, 5
Elderwood, College Road.
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Careers Advice
The Folklore and Ethnology courses provide students with a range of transferable skills relevant to
many careers and it is important to think ahead.
On the Careers Service website you can find information on careers, vacation work, graduate jobs,
postgraduate study, working or studying abroad and information on CVs/Application
Forms/Interviews etc. The website at http://www.ucc.ie/services/careers/ gives full details of all
the services available. To make an appointment with the careers office please contact Aoife
Murphy at 4903193 or email a.murphy@ucc.ie
Cork Northside Folklore Project
Students are welcome to contribute to the Cork Northside Folklore Project located in the Northside
Community Enterprises, St. Finbarr’s College, Farranferris, Redemption Road, Cork.
Student Employment Service
This is students union service may help students find suitable part-time work and to advise on their
rights and other matters relating to the mix of work and study.
Please contact the students union building located on 54 College Road.
Tel: 4903218
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Appendix I
The following are some of the locations where students have use of campus computers
Opening Hours:
In Term
Opening Hours:
Out of Term
Boole Basement,
near lecture theatre
M-F: 08:30 - 22:30
S-S: 09:00 - 21:00
M-F: 08:30 - 22:30
S-S: 09:00 - 18:00
Y
Block A, 4th Floor
Food Science Building
M-F: 08:30 - 18:00
S-S: Closed
M-F: 09:00 - 18:00
S-S: Closed
Y
Kane Building
3rd Floor
M-F: 08:30 - 19:00
S-S: Closed
M-F: 09:00 - 18:00
S-S: Closed
Y
Áras na Mac Léinn
3rd Floor
As per opening of
building
As per opening of
building
Áras na Mac Léinn
Café
As per opening of
building
As per opening of
building
Boole Library
Q, Q+1. Q+2, Q+3
As per opening of
building
As per opening of
building
Kampus Kitchen Basement
Kane Building
As per opening of
building
M-S: Closed
Old Pres
Connolly Building
Western Road
M-F: 08:30 - 18:00
S-S: Closed
M-S: Closed
Enterprise Centre
Unit 23
As per opening of
building
As per opening of
building
Mercy Hospital
As per opening of
building
As per opening of
building
M-F: 09:00 - 17:00
S-S: Closed
M-F: 09:00 - 17:00
S-S: Closed
Brookfield Health Sciences Café
As per opening of
building
As per opening of
building
Victoria Lodge Coffee Shop
As per opening of
building
As per opening of
building
Cork University Hospital
As per opening of
building
As per opening of
building
Location
Brookfield Health Sciences Library
For further information regarding location of computers for student use on campus, visit the
following link: http://www.ucc.ie/en/sit/about/open/
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Map of Student Computer Locations on Campus
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Appendix II
WRITTEN WORK
Essays, Projects, Dissertations & Other Written Assignments (Apart from Questionnaires)
should be Typed on a Word Processor.
Layout
The cover page must state your student number, course, year of study, name of lecturer, date of
submission and the title of the essay topic chosen.
Please note that TWO Copies of all written work, should be submitted, and that the Student’s
Number, NOT Name, must be clearly stated on the cover of all work submitted for assessment.
One copy (with a copy of the completed evaluation form) will be retained in the General Office for
inspection by the External Examiner.
Introduction
The introduction should define your topic, what you hope to demonstrate by it, the types of
evidence you will be using, related studies you will be referring to and any special terms or
techniques (e.g. transcription or translation) involved. The introduction should be separate in a
project or dissertation.
Main Body of the Work
You should make sure that there is a clear argument, or if you are writing a purely descriptive piece
at least a clearly defined theme, running throughout your piece. If you have a point of your own
which you think is worth making, but does not contribute to your main argument, put it in a
footnote or an appendix. Try out important sentences on a friend.
Conclusion
The piece should build up to a conclusion in which you sum up your findings and which gives a
clear answer to the question you set out to answer in the introduction.
Plagiarism
Students are asked to familiarise themselves with the University’s policy on plagiarism. Additional
information may be found in Appendix VI of this booklet. Please remember that copying someone
else’s material from the internet and representing it as your own is straightforward plagiarism and
will be dealt with as such.
References and Quotations
Include quotations and references to other work within your text only if they are relevant to your
main theme/argument. When you do use someone else’s writing to support or illustrate an
important point in your own argument the source should be acknowledged by a reference.
Titles
Italicise the titles of books, plays, long poems published as books, pamphlets, periodicals
(newspapers, magazines and journals)
Quotations and Quotation Marks
Single quotation marks should be used to enclose short (less than 40 words of prose or two
complete lines of verse) quotations within the body of your text. If two lines of verse are
quoted the line division should always be marked with an oblique stroke (/).
e.g. ‘You taught me language and my profit on’t/Is, I know how to curse.
Enclose within ‘single’ quotation marks, and do NOT italicise the titles of articles, essays,
short stories, short poems, songs, chapters of books, unpublished works (lectures, speeches
and dissertations).
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“Double” quotation marks should be used if the source you are citing itself includes a
quotation or a reference to another short text.
Long Quotations (more than 40 words of prose or 2 lines of verse) should be indented from
the main text with a blank line proceeding and following. Do not use quotation marks
around text set out in this way.
e.g. Prose – if you leave out some of the words of the passage indicate this by …
[oroonoko] was pretty tall, but of a shape the most exact that can be fancied. The
most famous statuary could not form the fugure of a man more admirably turned from
head to foot … The whole proportion and air of his face was so noble and exactly
formed that, bating his color, there could be nothing in nature more beautiful,
agreeable, and handsome.
Verse – always keep to the line layout of the verse
Then think, my dear, that you in me do read
Of lover’s ruin some sad tragedy.
I am not I; pity the tale of me.
Notes and References
References should appear in the body of your text within parentheses ( ) in the format (Author’s
Surname, Date: Page Numbers). If you incorporate the author’s name in the sentence you need only
cite the Date and Page in parentheses.
e.g. Grant (1961: 247-9) speaks of traveller crafts largely from personal experience.
These tinker made spoons are very crude…, but I have often wondered if it was the
tinkers, the cairdean [sic], who made the beautiful powder horns of the seventeenth
century with their interlaced patterns and spirited hunting scenes. (Grant 1961: 248)
[sic] is used to indicate that you realise the information in the original reference is incorrect.
In this case, that you realise that the Gaelic word is mis-spelt and should be “ceárdan”.
Words in languages other than the language of the piece should always be italicised.
Notes may be inserted in the form of footnotes or endnotes.
Bibliography
All essays should include a bibliography. The list of works cited shows the source of quotations
and ideas and it allows you to list all the works you have read when preparing the essay but from
which you have not quoted directly. The bibliography should follow the conclusion of your essay
or dissertation, and should come before any appendices and be divided into two sections – primary
sources and secondary sources.
Primary sources are the subject matter of the essay, usually a text or group of texts. Secondary
sources are the critical works about the subject matter.
Within each section your references should be listed alphabetically by author, and then by date
within authors. There are different forms for books and articles (see examples below). You will
need to include the author’s initial if you are quoting two people with the same surname, or give
two surnames for joint authors. For references to books you will also need to include the place of
publication and the publisher. Neither place, nor publisher, is required for references to journals.
Titles of books and journals should be italicised or, if you are hand writing your piece, underlined.
A book by a single author:
Author, Title, Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication.
Dégh, Linda, Folktales and Society: Storytelling in a Hungarian Peasan Community, Bloomington:
Indiana University Press, 1965.
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An article in a periodical:
Author, ‘Title of Article’, Title of Journal, Volume Number (Date): Page Numbers.
Fenton, A., ‘Phases of Ethnology in Britain with Special Reference to Scotland’, Ethnologia
Europae, Vol. 20, No. 2 (1990): 177-188.
A work in an anthology or compilation:
Author, Title of Text, Title of Anthology/Compilation, Editor(s), Place of Publication: Publisher,
Date of Publication, Page Numbers.
Donne, John, ‘Death be not proud’, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Ed. M.H. Abrams,
et al. New York and London: W. W. Norton, 1986, Vol. 1, 1099.
Oliphant, Margaret, ‘The Library Window’, The Other Voice: Scottish Women’s Writing Since
1808, Ed. Moira Burgess, Edinburgh: Polygon, 1987, 51-92
An edition:
Author, Title, Editor, Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, The Riverside Chaucer, Ed. Larry D. Benson, Oxford: Oxford UP, 1988.
Punctuation
The usual convention is to write words in full e.g. “they are” and “do not” rather than “they’re” and
“don’t”, unless you are transcribing spoken words. Remember that “its” has no apostrophe when it
means “of it”, but does have an apostrophe when it means “it is”. Use appropriate commas to break
up long sentences, but finish the sentence with a full stop. Aim to spell correctly. We will accept
either British or American spellings, but make sure you are consistent in whichever system you use.
Writing Style
Do not aim to write in an elaborately formal or academic style, or only use abstruse technical terms
where ordinary words will do.
The following books are available from the Boole library to aid students to write academic
essays:
How to Write Critical Essays: A Guide for Students of Literature, D. B. Pirie (808 PIRI),
How to write Essays, J. Clanchy (808 CLAN),
The MLA Style Manual, W. S. Achtert & J. Gibaldi (808ACHT).
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OTHER MEDIA
Even in an essay you may wish to quote a lecture you have heard or refer to a video or museum
display you have seen. Normally a simple description will do — “the lecturer said that…but I feel
that really…”, or “In the waulking song video we saw…”
If you have consulted material via the Internet give the title and website address in your
bibliography.
For projects and dissertations you are encouraged to use sound-recordings (from the Archives or
made by yourself), photographs (new or old) and unpublished sources of all sorts as much as
possible. For ways in which to find them, and how to use them (e.g. whether to transcribe or
summarise recordings) classes at the beginning of Year 2 will give you detailed advice, and for the
purposes of your particular project you should consult your project adviser.
If possible, you should also include some comparisons with printed studies on similar themes.
Many of your references will be to different types of source. Photographs, maps and drawings
should be clearly captioned with details of their subject and source, and numbered for a separate
contents list. Recordings, photographs and manuscripts from our Archives and student projects
from earlier years are numbered according to our standard practice, but you will have to provide
your own references for your own recordings unless you have already given them to the Archive
Manager for numbering. Make sure names or numbers on the tape boxes correspond to those in the
text. A separate bibliography or bibliographies should be made for non-printed materials, and your
method of dealing with them should be outlined in your introduction.
Projects, dissertations and associated materials are kept and added to the Archives.
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Appendix III
Department of Folklore and Ethnology
Written Work Evaluation Form
STUDENT’S NAME: ________________________
LECTURER’S NAME: ___________________________
COURSE:
CENTRE:
___________________________
DATE SUBMITTED:
___________________________
________________________
ASSIGNMENT TITLE:
____________________
STRUCTURE / PRESENTATION:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
CONTENT:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
ANALYSIS:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
RESEARCH:
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________
GENERAL COMMENTS:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
STRENGTHS:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
WEAKNESSES:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
MARK:
LECTURER’S SIGNATURE: _________________________________
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Appendix IV
ASSIGNMENT CHECKLIST
(for student use)
This appendix contains a Checklist for students to use when completing class work assignments.
Think carefully about the following objectives as you work on your assignment and as you
complete it. These will be taken into account in assessment (see Written Work Assessment Form 
Appendix III).
Cover Details
Have I completed my title/cover page with:
my examination number?
course title and year?
assignment title?
Introduction
Have I stated my aim clearly?
shown that I understand the question / topic?
defined any relevant terms or approaches?
Main Text
Have I presented my ideas clearly and logically?
provided examples or evidence to support the points I have made?
given accurate quotations, references and captions?
divided my writing into sections with headings and sub-headings for clarity if
appropriate?
Conclusion
Have I gathered my main points together?
tied my conclusion to my original aim?
expressed myself clearly?
Overall Style and Presentation
Have I checked my spelling, grammar and punctuation carefully?
run the spellchecker?
adhered to the word-limit set?
provided a bibliography of the works I have read and referred to in the text?
aimed for clarity of expression and presentation?
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Appendix V
MARKING SCHEME
All essays, projects, dissertations, Class Examinations and Degree Examinations will be graded
according to the following scheme:
National University of Ireland
REVISED MARKS BANDS
1st CLASS HONOURS
90 – 100%
80 – 89%
70 – 79%
2nd CLASS HONOURS (Grade 1)
60 – 69%
2nd CLASS HONOURS (Grade 2)
50 – 59%
3rd CLASS HONOURS (where awarded)
45 – 49%
PASS
40 – 49%
PASS (where 3rd Class Hons Awarded)
40 – 44%
PASS by Compensation
30 – 39%
Extended Grade Descriptions:
70%+ A Excellent An outstanding effort, showing originality and clarity of thought and expression.
The topic is well understood and the stated aims are fulfilled through the use of appropriate
examples and arguments. In content and presentation the work conforms well to the standards
set out in the Assignment Checklist in the Class Book.
60–69% B Very Good A commendable effort, demonstrating understanding of the subject and a capacity
to deal adequately and appropriately with relevant material. Overall, the argument is sound, and
the presentation largely conforms to the standards outlined in the Assignment Checklist.
50–59% C Good An acceptable effort with no major weaknesses. There may be insufficient detail to back
up arguments and some inaccuracy. The presentation and / or content falls short of complete
adherence to the Assignment Checklist.
40–49% D Satisfactory A satisfactory effort, but weak in the handling of material and arguments. Aims
are not sufficiently set out or, where set out, insufficiently fulfilled. Content and / or
presentation shows limitations.
30–39% E Marginal A less than satisfactory effort with inaccuracies in content and weaknesses in
presentation. Inadequate fulfilment of the standards in the Assignment Checklist.
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Appendix VI
PLAGIARISM STATEMENT
Students should note the University’s policy on plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the use of material taken from another writer’s work without proper
acknowledgement, presenting it as if it were your own. While it is perfectly proper in academic
study to make use of another person’s ideas, to do so under the pretence that they are your own is
deceitful. Plagiarism, whether in is always taken extremely seriously within the University as it is a
form of cheating. Work found to be plagiarised may be penalised, assessed at zero, or not
accepted, and in serious cases may lead to disciplinary action being initiated.
While deliberate plagiarism involves an intention to deceive and is easy to avoid, it is possible to
fall unawares into practices which could be mistaken for plagiarism if you are not familiar with the
proper means of using and acknowledging material from other writers. Inadequate referencing and
inappropriate use of others’ material could inadvertently lay you open to charges of plagiarism.
Since different subjects involve different uses of material, and may have different conventions
about how it should be acknowledged, it is important that in each of their subjects students consult
departmental guidelines about the purpose and presentation of written work in that discipline.
Léann Dúchais and Folklore students should study and put into practice in all their written work the
guidelines given in this book in Appendix II (Style Sheet) and Appendix IV (Assignment
Checklist).
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Appendix VII
July Appointments to View Examination Scripts
Student Name:
________________________________________________
Student Number:
________________________________________________
Examination Number:
________________________________________________
Year:
________________________________________________
Contact No.:
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Time:
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Reason:
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Result:
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Name of Lecturer:
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Date:
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Student’s Signature:
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Date:
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Appointments must be made ahead of time to review examination scripts.
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