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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. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0230

    Christina Kelly, Martin Guihen

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  2. Homemade Starch

    CBÉS 0230

    Annie Smith, Mrs Smith

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  3. Local Cure for a Burn

    CBÉS 0230

    John Guihen, Mrs Redican

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  4. Fairies in My District in Olden Times

    CBÉS 0230

    Patrick Beirne, Tom Beirne

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  5. Cure for a Backache

    CBÉS 0230

    John Cruckshanks, Kathleen Regan

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  6. Local Cure for Ringworm

    CBÉS 0230

    Michael Guihern, Patrick Beirne

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  7. Riddles

    CBÉS 0230

    James Gilhooly, John Smith

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  8. Sweat-Houses in My District Long Ago

    CBÉS 0230

    Christina Kelly, Richard J. Kelly

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  9. The Leprechaun

    CBÉS 0230

    Annie Smith, John Mc Hugh

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  10. Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0230

    Elizabeth Mc Parthlon, Rose A. Guihen

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  11. Churning

    CBÉS 0230

    Christina Kelly, Mrs C. Kelly

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  12. Oaten Cake

    CBÉS 0230

    Mrs Hugh Beirne, Peggy Mac Guire

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  13. Old Customs in My District on Halloween

    CBÉS 0230

    Malachi Flynn, Rose A. Guihen

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  14. Setting Eggs

    CBÉS 0230

    Agnes Mc Govern, Christina Kelly

    Transcript

  15. Local Customs in My District on Halloween

    CBÉS 0230

    John Guihen, Michael Mac Partland

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  16. Local Sayings Regarding Rain

    CBÉS 0230

    Christina Kelly, Mr P. Beirne

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  17. Spinning in My District

    CBÉS 0230

    John Smith, Mrs Smith

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  18. Old Evening Prayer Which Was Said by the Local People Long Long Ago

    CBÉS 0230

    Mrs Margaret Cullen, Patricia Mac Guire

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  19. Old Customs in My Locality on May Eve and May Day

    CBÉS 0230

    Anne J. Mac Guire, Mrs Beirne

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  20. A Drowning on Lake Allen on Good Friday 1837

    CBÉS 0230

    Myles Gaffney, Rose A. Guihen

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