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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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  1. Scéal Grinn

    CBÉS 1076

    B. Gallagher, Patrick Gallagher

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  2. Scéal Grinn

    CBÉS 1076

    Doreen Holman, M.A. Mc Garvey

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  3. Scéal Grinn

    CBÉS 1076

    Edward Coll, Laetitia Coll

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  4. Scéal Grinn

    CBÉS 1076

    Alphonsus Crossan, J. Harkin

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    “This story is quite true an dis often told around the fire sides on winter nights. A little girl was sent by her mother to the shop for goods on Hallow Eve and as she did not return her parents became anxious about her and they inquired about her but no o”

    CBÉS 1076

    John Mullen, M. Mullen

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    “Once upon a time there was a weaver who lived with his wife and children. The weaver was a hardworking industrious man, for he was up early and down late.”

    CBÉS 1076

    Dan Sweeney, John Sweeney

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    “There lived two men in the one town land long ago, and the two had the same names and to distinguish them the people called one of them Great Claus and the other man Little Claus.”

    CBÉS 1076

    Patrick Mc Lean, Philomena Mc Nulty

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    “There was a man and his son living together long ago. The little boy had a goat and it ate all the plants that the father had planted and destroyed everything about the house.”

    CBÉS 1076

    Frances Mac Nulty, Patrick Mc Lean

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    “Once there was a frog who lived in a corn field along with a lot of young frogs. One day she went out searching for food for them.”

    CBÉS 1076

    Henry Mc Gee, Mary J. Mc Gee

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    “Not long ago a child was born and the nurse thinking that the child was none too strong advised the father to have it baptised next day and to acquaint the priest that evening.”

    CBÉS 1076

    Brian Harkin, J. Harkin

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  11. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    Laetitia Coll, Robert Algeo

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  12. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    John Mac Ginley, Patrick Gallagher

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  13. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    James Harkin, Winnie Harkin

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  14. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    David Mac Ellhinney

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  15. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    Brian Harkin, J. Harkin

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  16. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    Alphonsus Crossan, Maurice Carr

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  17. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    John C. Mullen, Miss Mullen

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  18. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    Frank Mc Hugh, John Sweeney

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  19. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    CBÉS 1076

    Frances Mac Nulty, Pat Mac Lean

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  20. Daoine Cáiliúla

    CBÉS 1076

    Owen Sweeney, Sarah Sweeney

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