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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. The Rattling Coves

    CBÉS 1037

    Andrew Mc Clure, Elizabeth Mc Clure

    Mountcharles, Co. Donegal

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  2. The Eagle's Nest

    CBÉS 1037

    Andrew Mc Clure, Elizabeth Mc Clure

    Donegal Bay, Co. Donegal

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    “The Marquis of Cunningham is supposed to have got his estate in MtCharles as the result of a bet.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure, Mrs Stewart

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  4. How Mount Charles Got it's Name

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure

    Mountcharles, Co. Donegal

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    “One Christmas an old woman got quite a bit of money from America.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Andrew Mc Clure, Elizabeth Mc Clure

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    “One cold bad winter a poor farmer meet with a lot of trouble and sickness.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure, James Mc Kee

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    “A poor widow one time was put to a lot of expense by the sickness of her child who finally died.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Andrew Mc Clure, Elizabeth Mc Clure

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    “During a storm a fairy bush was knocked down during the night.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure

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  9. The Midday Meal

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure

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  10. A Cure for Whooping-Cough

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure, Tom Elliott

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  11. A Cure for Mumps

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure, Tom Elliott

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    “One day an agent was riding along the road on horseback when he saw a man digging in a field near by.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Andrew Mc Clure, Elizabeth Mc Clure

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    “When a person dies offerings are collected in the house.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure

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    “If a girl comes on a visit to a house she is termed "the strange girl".”

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure, Kate Wilson

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    “When fishing the fish are divided among the men who have been out.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Andrew Mc Clure, Elizabeth Mc Clure

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    “One time a man was going to America.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Andrew Mc Clure, Elizabeth Mc Clure

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    “Even to the present day in the morning a cake is made of oatmeal mixed into a stiff dough with water.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure

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    “When a pair were married they always went for a drive when they left church.”

    CBÉS 1037

    Elizabeth Mc Clure

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