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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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    “Once upon a time Masses were said in the mountains and valleys and the hills. ...”

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    John Dooley, Michael Dooley

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  2. A Yarn

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    Michael Dooley

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    “One day a woman got some water to boil cabbage out of a holy well. ...”

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    John Dooley, Michael Dooley

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    “One night a man was returning from rambling. ...”

    CBÉS 0826

    John Dooley, Michael Dooley

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    “In the glebe there is a little lane. ...”

    CBÉS 0826

    John Dooley, Michael Dooley

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    “Long ago there lived in Windsor a poet named John Dooley. ...”

    CBÉS 0826

    Michael Dooley

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    “One night a man named Delaney was coming home from a fair in Roscrea. ...”

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    John Dooley, Michael Dooley

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    “Two men went to a gamble...”

    CBÉS 0826

    Denis Dooley, Michael Dooley

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    “A family lived in the Rushall...”

    CBÉS 0826

    John Dooley, Michael Dooley

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    “One time there lived in Coolrain a woman and her husband. ...”

    CBÉS 0826

    John Dooley, Michael Dooley

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    “Long ago there lived a man named Grady. ...”

    CBÉS 0826

    Michael Dooley

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  12. The Grissit

    CBÉS 0826

    John Dooley, Michael Dooley

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