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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 0231

    Eileen O' Brien

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  2. An Old Story

    CBÉS 0231

    Eileen O' Brien

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  3. A Long Walk

    CBÉS 0231

    Eileen O' Brien, Terry Gaffney

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  4. (no title)

    “There was a girl in Ballyvourney long ago and a ghost used appear to her nearly every night.”

    CBÉS 0325

    Eileen O' Brien

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  5. Máire Bhuí

    CBÉS 0341

    Eileen O' Brien, Susie Kelleher

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  6. The Place Name of Inis Cara

    CBÉS 0341

    Eileen O' Brien, Mary Walton

    Inishcarra, Co. Cork

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  7. Liosanna

    CBÉS 0395

    Eileen O' Brien, James Motherway

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  8. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0395

    Eileen O' Brien, Patrick Cronin

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  9. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0395

    Eileen O' Brien, Mrs K. O' Brien

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  10. An Old Story

    CBÉS 0395

    Eileen O' Brien, James Motherway

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  11. Townlands - Ballylanders

    CBÉS 0395

    Eileen O' Brien

    Ballylanders, Co. Cork

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  12. Proverbs

    CBÉS 0395

    Eileen O' Brien, Rita Shanahan

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  13. Piseoga

    CBÉS 0441

    Eileen O' Brien, Patrick Moriarty

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  14. (no title)

    “Long ago in the olden times our grandmothers and grandfathers had good healthy food.”

    CBÉS 0467

    Eileen O Brien

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  15. (no title)

    “A man was going home one night after a gamble and on his way passing a house he saw a woman standing outside it.”

    CBÉS 0467

    Eileen O Brien

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  16. Our Holy Wells

    CBÉS 0483

    Eileen O' Brien, Miss Mary O Brien

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  17. Funny Story

    CBÉS 0560

    Brigid Mc Guire, Eileen O' Brien

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  18. Basket Cradles

    CBÉS 0560

    Eileen O' Brien, Miss Brady

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  19. Pipes and Tobacco

    CBÉS 0560

    Eileen O' Brien, Miss Brady

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  20. Mass Paths

    CBÉS 0560

    Eileen O' Brien, Mary Gleeson, Michael Norton, Mrs P.J. O' Brien, Patricia Ahearne, Philip Gleeson

    Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary

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