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The Schools’ Collection

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

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    “Long long ago there were two giants living around Fenagh.”

    CBÉS 0223

    Leona Ní Gafhraidh, Owen Mc Cabe

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  2. Composition - Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  3. Composition - Famine Times

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  4. Composition - Curing Herbs

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  5. Composition - My Home District

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

    Cormoy, Co. Monaghan

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  6. Riddles

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  7. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  8. Tobar Lasra

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  9. Churning

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  10. Composition - Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  11. Composition - Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  12. Composition - Hidden Treasure

    “There are a lot of stories told in our district about crocks of gold and about men digging for them.”

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  13. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  14. The Landlord

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  15. Composition - Hurling and Football Matches

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  16. Composition - The Care of the Feet

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  17. Composition - The Local Roads

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  18. Composition - Clothes Made Locally

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  19. Travelling Folk

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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  20. Customs Connected with Halloween

    CBÉS 0930

    Ena Mc Cabe, Owen Mc Cabe

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