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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. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0160

    Irene Malley

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  2. Local Happenings

    CBÉS 0160

    Irene Malley

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  3. The Parish of Calry

    CBÉS 0160

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  4. Glencar Waterfall

    CBÉS 0160

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  5. Old Crafts

    CBÉS 0160

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  6. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0160

    K. Hudson

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  7. Local Marriage Customs

    “Here is an old rann commonly heard regarding lucky wedding day.”

    CBÉS 0160

    O. Hudson

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  8. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0160

    Olive Lindsay

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  9. Local Place Names

    “Our fields are called the "near field", the "mountain field" and the "well field".”

    CBÉS 0160

    Olive Hudson

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  10. Local Place Names

    “Meeny.mo" is the names of one of Fallon's fields.”

    CBÉS 0160

    J. Lindsay

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  11. Local Place Names

    “We have one field called the "far field", one called the "Lower field" one is the "middle field" and the other two are called the "crop field" and the "Meadow field".”

    CBÉS 0160

    W. Siberrry

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  12. Local Place Names

    “Our fields are called "the Cow House, first, second, Hill and Fort Fields.”

    CBÉS 0160

    John Kerr

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  13. Local Place Names

    “The names of our fields are "East field", the "three-cornered field", the "four-cornered field" and the "long garden".”

    CBÉS 0160

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  14. Local Place Names

    “South Hill" is near our house and beside it is a river going into Glencar Lake.”

    CBÉS 0160

    John Kerr

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  15. Bird-Lore

    CBÉS 0160

    Olive Lindsay

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  16. Birds and the Weather

    CBÉS 0160

    Jamie Lindsay

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  17. Wet Weather

    CBÉS 0160

    Olive Hudson

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  18. Wet Weather

    CBÉS 0160

    O. Lindsay

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  19. Wet Weather

    CBÉS 0160

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  20. Wet Weather

    CBÉS 0160

    K. Hudson

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