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 Happenings

    CBÉS 0353

    Donal O' Connor, Mr Daniel Singleton

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  2. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0353

    Donal O' Connor, Mr Patrick Treacy

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  3. Old Crafts

    CBÉS 0353

    Donal O' Connor, Mr Pierce O' Connor

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  4. An Old Story

    CBÉS 0354

    Donal O' Connor, Miss Peggy Casey

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  5. The Leipreachán and Mermaid

    CBÉS 0354

    Donal O' Connor, Mr Pierce O' Connor

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  6. Ghost Stories

    CBÉS 0405

    Donal O Connor, John O Connor

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  7. Hedge-Schools

    CBÉS 0405

    Donal O' Connor, Mrs Nora Griffin

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  8. Care of the Feet

    CBÉS 0446

    Donal O' Connor, Timothy O' Connor

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  9. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 1126

    Donal O' Connor, Nora Griffin

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  10. Penal Times

    CBÉS 1126

    Donal O' Connor, Nora Griffin

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    If you only touched the eggs in a birds nest they would know it and they would "hate" it.

    CBÉS 1126

    Donal O' Connor, Nora Griffin

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  12. Local Cures

    CBÉS 1126

    Donal O Connor, Nora Griffin

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    My grandmother Nora Griffin told me that a traveller used to sleep at Dan Griffin's in Skel...

    CBÉS 1126

    Donal O' Connor, Nora Griffin

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