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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. Riddles

    CBÉS 0850

    John Fitzgerald

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  2. Riddles

    CBÉS 0850

    Stasia Conway

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  3. Riddles

    CBÉS 0850

    Alice Lawless

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  4. Riddles

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna Conway

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  5. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0850

    John Conway, Stasia Conway

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  6. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna Conway, John Conway

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  7. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna Conway, John Conway, Stasia Conway

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    “Freney the Robber was going to rob a man one time and he asked him what position in life had he.”

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna O' Keefe, Patrick O' Keefe

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    “There was a robber one time named Freney. He had a lot of gold sovereigns in a tin box and he did not know where he would hide it.”

    CBÉS 0850

    Alice Lawless

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  10. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0850

    Alice Lawless, Johanna Conway, Johanna O' Keefe, Peter Lawless, Stasia Conway

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  11. Runners and Walkers

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna Conway, John Conway, Stasia Conway

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  12. Runners and Walkers

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna O' Keefe, Patrick O' Keefe

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  13. Runners and Walkers

    CBÉS 0850

    Alice Lawless

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  14. Dancers, Mowers, etc.

    CBÉS 0850

    Alice Lawless, Peter Lawless

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  15. Dancers, Mowers, etc.

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna O' Keefe

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  16. Runners, Mowers, etc.

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna Conway, Stasia Conway

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  17. Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna Conway, John Conway, Stasia Conway

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  18. Death Customs and Superstitions

    CBÉS 0850

    Alice Lawless

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  19. Death Customs and Superstitions

    CBÉS 0850

    Johanna Conway, John Conway, Stasia Conway

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  20. Storms

    CBÉS 0850

    Alice Lawless, Richard Lawless

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