The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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    Many years ago there lived a woman in the Glen of Aherlow...

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    Mrs Withero, Paddy Withero

    Aherlow, Co. Tipperary

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    Not long ago there lived a man who had three sons.

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    Mr John Withero, Paddy Withero

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    Not many years ago there lived a wealthy man in Lattin about four miles from the town...

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    Mrs Withero, Paddy Withero

    Lattin East, Co. Tipperary

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    Long ago there lived a wealthy Protestant in Tipperary town.

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    Mrs Mary Withero, Paddy Withero

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    It is said that if you are cleaning out a fire-place on a Monday morning...

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    Mrs Withero, Paddy Withero

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    One night a young man was driving home from town...

    CBÉS 0579

    Mrs Withero, Paddy Withero

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    Over half a century ago there lived a woman in Bishops Wood not very far from Dundrum.

    CBÉS 0579

    Mrs Withero, Paddy Withero

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    One morning very early a man was going to work and on his way was going to call for another man...

    CBÉS 0579

    Mrs Mary Withero, Paddy Withero

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    During the time that the Normans in Ireland...

    CBÉS 0579

    Paddy Withero

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    The lake that is just outside the town of Tipperary is not so long there.

    CBÉS 0579

    Mrs Withero, Paddy Withero

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    During the time of the famine in Ireland the present monastery school of Tipperary...

    CBÉS 0579

    Mrs Withero, Paddy Withero

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