The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. Signs of Rain

    CBÉS 0175

    Maria O' Connell, Seamus O' Connell

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  2. Signs of Good Weather

    CBÉS 0175

    Maria O' Connell, Seamus O' Connell

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  3. Signs of Snow

    CBÉS 0175

    Maria O' Connell, Seamus O' Connell

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  4. Signs of Frost

    CBÉS 0175

    Maria O' Connell, Seamus O' Connell

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  5. Signs of Storm

    CBÉS 0175

    Maria O' Connell, Seamus O' Connell

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  6. A Local Happening

    CBÉS 0175

    Brendan Madden, Martin Madden

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  7. A Great Local Cyclist

    CBÉS 0175

    Paddy Brennan

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  8. (no title)

    There was once, in the parish of Riverstown an old couple named John and Mary Cairns who bought a cow at Collooney fair from a Protestant man named Lawson.

    CBÉS 0175

    Patrick Brennan, Vincent Brennan

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  9. An Eviction

    CBÉS 0175

    Patrick Haran, Patrick J. Haran

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  10. Mowing

    CBÉS 0175

    Albert J Mc Donagh, Francis Mc Donagh

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  11. The Potato Crop

    CBÉS 0175

    Gerald O' Grady, Mary O' Grady

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  12. Potatoes

    CBÉS 0175

    Albert Mc Donagh, Francis Mc Donagh

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  13. Churning

    CBÉS 0175

    Gerald O' Grady, Mary O' Grady

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  14. Old Houses

    CBÉS 0175

    Gerald O' Grady, Mary O' Grady

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  15. (no title)

    In the centre of the town-land of Kilnamonagh.

    CBÉS 0175

    Gerald O' Grady, Mary O' Grady

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  16. Thatching

    CBÉS 0175

    Albert Mc Donagh, Francis Mc Donagh

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  17. Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0175

    Eugene Quigley, Mrs. Peter Quigley

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  18. Proverbs

    CBÉS 0175

    Mary Brennan, Vincent J. Brennan

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  19. Forts

    CBÉS 0175

    Albert Mc Donagh, Francis Mc Donagh

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  20. A Funny Story

    Some years ago John Palmer and his wife Nora lived near the village of Gurteen.

    CBÉS 0175

    Albert Mc Donagh, Francis Mc Donagh

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