The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. The Woman and the Pair of Shoes

    CBÉS 0004

    Francis Egan, Mrs Whelan

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  2. An Bhean agus an Diabhal

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    Colm Seóigeach, Pádraig Seóigeach

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  3. The Fisherman and the Fairy Ship

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    Francis Egan, Joe Keady

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  4. A Great Battle

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    Anne Keaney

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  5. Highisland

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    John Joe Connolly

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  6. Killary Bay

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    Anne Keaney

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  7. Dooneen

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    Miss E. Coen

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  8. The Blackthorn Tree

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    Francis Egan, Joe Keady

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  9. The Two Jockeys

    CBÉS 0004

    Francis Egan, Mrs Whelan

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  10. Black and Tans

    CBÉS 0004

    Mrs P.K. Joyce, Seán Joyce

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  11. Clifden's Armoured Car

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    Mrs P. K. Joyce, Seán Joyce

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  12. Superstitions

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    Mr Patrick Melody, Seán Joyce

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  13. Meanings of Place Names Around Clifden

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    Mr Patrick Melody, Sean Joyce

    Clifden, Co. Galway

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  14. The Man Who Was Taken by the Fairies

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    Mrs Connolly

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  15. The Bag of Bottles

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    Nora Connolly

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  16. The Eel's Whistle

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    Patrick Walsh

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  17. The Weasel's Revenge

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    Joe Whelan

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  18. The Lake Monster

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    Patrick Walsh

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  19. The Ghost Hand

    CBÉS 0004

    Patrick Walsh

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  20. The Sinking of the English Boat

    CBÉS 0004

    Joe Mc Cann

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