The Schools’ Collection

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

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    About two acres of land are sown under potatoes each year.

    CBÉS 0893

    Peter Kirwan

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    There is a river named the Boro bout 5 miles south of this school.

    CBÉS 0893

    Edward Barnes, Mrs Denton

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  3. The Story of Captain Grant

    CBÉS 0893

    Joseph Foley, Laurence Foley

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  4. A Story

    CBÉS 0893

    Josie Kavanagh

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  5. Rushlights

    CBÉS 0893

    Eleanor O' Connor

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  6. Local Industries

    CBÉS 0893

    Mary Kirwan, Peter Kirwan

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  7. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0893

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  8. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0893

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  9. Bread

    CBÉS 0893

    Mary Kirwan

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  10. Local Heroes

    CBÉS 0893

    Peter Kirwan

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  11. Prayers

    CBÉS 0893

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  12. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 0893

    Eleanor O' Connor, Mrs Hibbetts

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  13. Foods

    CBÉS 0893

    Eleanor O' Connor

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  14. A Story

    CBÉS 0893

    Peter Kirwan

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  15. The Gobán Saor

    CBÉS 0893

    Eleanor O' Connor, Mrs Hibbetts

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  16. Herbs

    CBÉS 0893

    Mary Martin

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  17. The Famine

    CBÉS 0893

    John Kavanagh

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  18. Festivals

    CBÉS 0893

    Eleanor O' Connor

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  19. Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0893

    Mary Kirwan

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  20. Roads

    CBÉS 0893

    Maura O' Regan

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