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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. Old Schools

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Thomas Mc Carthy

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  2. Marriage Customs

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  3. Local Place Names

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Thomas Mc Carthy

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  4. Local Cures

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  5. Fairy Forts

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Thomas Mc Carthy

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  6. Games

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy

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  7. Local Roads

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  8. My Home District

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

    Ballyshurdane, Co. Cork

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  9. Herbs

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Thomas Mc Carthy

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  10. Riddles

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  11. Festival Days

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  12. Care of the Feet

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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    “On May eve night long ago witches would come and change the cream into froth so that no butter could be made out of it.”

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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    “The local smiths were able to cure rickets in children by a certain charm...”

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  15. Clothes Made Locally

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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    “Anna, Countess of Kingston, who was the estate owner of our land...”

    CBÉS 0375

    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  17. Food in Olden Times

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  18. Bread

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  19. Coins

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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  20. The Leprechaun

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    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

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