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The Folklore of Ireland Society is one of Ireland’s oldest cultural societies. It was established in 1927, with the aim of collecting, preserving and publishing Irish folklore: stories, songs, oral history, and much else. Its motto, Colligite quae superaverunt fragmenta, ne pereant – Ioan. vi 12 (Collect the remnants so that they may not perish) encapsulates the ideas of the founding members. From the beginning, the Society promoted the collection of folklore. It also organised lectures and talks on folklore topics, and published a journal entitled Béaloideas. How did it start? The enthusiasts who wished to establish the Folklore of Ireland Society held their first meeting in November 1926, and the Society was formally established in January 1927. Among the first officials of the Society were the writer Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (‘An Seabhac’), Douglas Hyde (‘An Craoibhín Aoibhinn’), writer, folklorist and Professor of Irish in UCD, who became the first President of Ireland, and Séamas Ó Duilearga (James Hamilton Delargy), folklore scholar, who founded the Irish Folklore Commission, in 1935. The object of the society as stated in the editorial of the first issue of Béaloideas, which appeared in June 1927, was to collect, preserve and publish the folklore of Ireland. Béaloideas now numbers over eighty volumes and can be accessed online at www.jstor.org. Over the decades, some of the functions of the Society have been taken over by other institutions. In 1935, the Irish Folklore Commission was established. The Commission employed several full-time folklore collectors, enabling the Society to concentrate on publishing folklore, principally in it’s journal Béaloideas, to organise public lectures and events, and to support the work of the Commission in a variety of practical ways. Béaloideas is still published annually. Its design and contents have naturally changed over the years. For many decades, it published folklore texts: stories, songs, and other such material. These days, these texts are more likely to be accessed online on sites such as the National Folklore Collections online platform Dúchas.ie In the early 1970s, after the establishment of Irish Folklore as an academic subject in University College Dublin, the journal began to focus on research articles discussing and analysing folklore, and has since become one of the leading journals of folklore scholarship in the world, publishing writing of high academic standard on every aspect of folklore, as well as reviews on the latest significant publications in the field. The Society organises three or four lectures, in the autumn and spring of each year, and an annual general meeting, which is traditionally held on the last Monday of January. Lectures are also traditionally held on Mondays, and cover a wide variety of topics. Over many decades, the Folklore of Ireland Society lectures took place in Newman House, Stephen’s Green, not far from 84 St Stephen’s Green, home of the Irish Folklore Commission until 1971. About twenty years ago lectures moved to UCD, Belfield. Over the past five years, the Society has been kindly accommodated by the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, and we hope to continue to use this beautiful and central premises for our events. During the Pandemic, lectures have been presented online. It is likely that this will continue to be the case until the end of 2021. It is also likely that from now on some lectures will be given online, and some in person. The Folklore of Ireland Society is an independent society but has always had a strong connection with University College Dublin, where the National Folklore Collection, successor of the Irish Folklore Commission, is based. Since 1927 it has had four presidents: Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (‘An Seabhac’), Aindrias Ó Muineacháin and Anraí Ó Braonáin. The current president is Éilís Ní Dhuibhne Almqvist. Béaloideas has been edited an impressive number of distinguished folklore scholars: Séamas Ó Duilearga, Bo Almqvist, Pádraig Ó Héalaí, Séamas Ó Catháin, and Ríonach Úí Ógáin. The current editor is Anne O’Connor. Membership Membership of the Society is open to everyone. Members receive a copy of Béaloideas annually and are invited to all Society events. Members support the continued publication of Béaloideas and the provision of talks and debate on Irish and international folklore to a wide audience. Details on how to apply are available on this website.
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Ceann de na cumainn acadúla is sine in Éirinn is ea An Cumann le Béaloideas Éireann, a bunaíodh i 1927. An aidhm a bhí acu ná béaloideas na hÉireann – scéalta, amhráin, stair bhéil agus an-chuid eile – a bhailiú, a chaomhnú agus a fhoilsiú. Cuireann mana an chumainn – Colligite quae superaverunt fragmenta, ne pereant – Ioan. vi 12 (Bailigh na hiarsmaí le nár éaga siad) – smaointe a chéadbhunaithóirí in iúl. Ón tús, spreag an cumann bailiú an bhéaloidis. D’eagraigh sé léachtaí agus cainteanna ar ábhair bhéil agus d’fhoilsigh siad iris dar teideal Béaloideas. Cén chaoi ar thosaigh sé? Thionóil an grúpa ar mian leo An Cumann le Béaloideas Éireann a bhunú an chéad chruinniú i Mí na Samhna 1926 agus cuireadh bonn foirmiúil faoin gCumann i Mí Eanáir 1927. Ar na hoifigigh tosaigh a bhí ar an gCumann bhí Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (‘An Seabhac’), Dubhghlas de hÍde (‘An Craoibhín Aoibhinn’) agus Séamus Ó Duilearga /9James Hamilton Delargy), scoláire béaloidis, a bhunaigh Coimisiún Béaloideas Éireann, i 1935l. Mar a dúradh in eagarfhocal an chéad uimhir den chéad eagráin den iris Béaloideas a foilsíodh i mí an Mheithimh 1927, ba í aidhm an Chumainn béaloideas na hÉireann a bhailiú, a chaomhnú agus a fhoilsiú. Ós rud é go raibh páirt lárnach ag an gCumann i múscailt spéis an phobail sa bhéaloideas, ghlac Rialtas na hÉireann an cinneadh Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann a chur ar bun sa bhliain 1935. Chomh maith leis an iris Béaloideas, tháinig foilseacháin eile ón gCumann i rith na mblianta, ina measc A Handbook of Irish Folklore (1942) le Seán Ó Súilleabháin, leabhar a bhfuil clú agus cáil air go hidirnáisiúnta. Eagraíonn an Cumann sraith léachtaí gach bliain ar ghnéithe éagsúla den traidisiún pobail. Tá sé de cheart ag baill an Chumainn freastal ar léachtaí agus cóip de Béaloideas a fháil ach an táille bhliantúil a íoc. Ghlac institiúidí eile le cuid de na feidhmeanna a bhí ag an gCumann thar na blianta. I 1935, bunaíodh Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann. Toisc gur fhostaigh an Coimisiún grúpa bailitheoirí lán-aimseartha, bhí saoirse ag an gCumann díriú ansin ar bhéaloideas a fhoilsiú, go háirithe ina iris Béaloideas, chomh maith le léachtaí poiblí a eagrú agus tacaíocht a thabhairt don Choimisiún i mbealaí éagsúla praiticiúla. Foilsítear Béaloideas go bliantiúil fós agus tháinig athrú nádúrtha ar dhearadh agus ábhair na hirise thar na blianta. Ar feadh blianta, foilsíodh téacsanna béil ann: scéalta, amhráin agus a léithéid. Tá fáil níos fairsinge anois ar an ábhar seo ar shuíomhanna idirlín cosúil le dúchas.ie. Sna seachtóidí luatha, i ndiaidh bhunú Bhéaloideas Éireann mar ábhar acadúil sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, cuireadh béim san iris ar ailt acadúla a phléigh agus a rinne anailís ar an mbéaloideas agus is é ceann de na príomhirisí ar scoláireacht an bhéaloidis ó shin i leith é, ag foilsiú alt ar ardchaighdeán acadúil ar gach gné den bhéaloideas, chomh maith le léirmheasanna ar na foilsiúcháin shuntasacha is déanaí. Eagraíonn an Cumann trí nó ceithre léacht san fhómhar agus san earrach gach bliain, chomh maith le Cruinniú Ginearálta Bliantiúil, a eagraítear de ghnáth ar an Luan deireanach de mhí Eanáir. Reáchtáiltear na léachtaí Dé Luain go hiondúil agus clúdaítear réimse leathan ábhar iontu. Le déanaí, bhí léachtaí againn mar gheall ar thionscnaimh bhéaloidis urbaigh i gCorcaigh agus i mBaile Átha Cliath, faoi scéalaí ar leith ó na 1940idí i gCo. an Chláir, faoi stair na hiománaíochta agus mórán eile, chomh maith le hoíche scéalaíochta. Ba i dTeach Newman, Faiche Stiabhna a reáchtáladh léachtaí An Chumainn le Béaloideas Éireann thar na blianta, i gcóngar 84 Faiche Stiabhna, áit a raibh Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann ag feidhmiú ann go dtí 1971. Thart ar fhiche bliain ó shin bhog na léachtaí go CÓBÁC, Belfield. Le cúig bliana anuas chuir Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara fáilte chroíúil roimh an gCumann agus tá súil againn leanúint orainn ag úsáid an ionaid álainn lárnaigh seo dár n-ócáidí. Reáchtáil an Cumann léachtaí ar líne le linn na paindéime agus tá seans mhór ann go leanfaidh sé seo ar aghaidh go dtí deireadh 2021. Tá seans ann anois chomh maith go ndéanfar léachtaí fíorúla a reáchtáil fós amach anseo, chomh maith leis na léachtaí a thabharfar aghaidh le haghaidh. Is cumann neamhspleách é An Cumann le Béaloideas Éireann ach tá nasc láidir aige leis An gColáiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, áit a bhfuil Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, comharba Choimisiún Béaloideasa Eireann, lonnaithe ann. Tá ballraíocht an Chumainn oscailte d’aon duine. Faigheann baill an chumainn cóip de Béaloideas gach bliain agus faigheann siad cuireadh do gach ócáid a reáchtálann an Cumann. Tacaíonn an bhallaraíocht le foilsiú leanúnach Béaloideas agus le soláthar cainteanna agus díospóireachtaí ar bhéaloideas na hÉireann agus ar bhéaloideas idirnáisiúnta do lucht leathan spéise. Is féidir sonraí a fháil ar conas ballraíocht a ghlacadh leis an gCumann ar an suíomh seo.