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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. Potatoes

    CBÉS 0039

    Thomas Byrne

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  2. Herbs

    CBÉS 0039

    Thomas Byrne

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  3. Funny Stories

    CBÉS 0039

    Thomas Byrne

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  4. Funny Stories - The 1916 Rising

    CBÉS 0039

    Thomas Byrne

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  5. Funny Stories - The Loss of Education

    CBÉS 0039

    Thomas Byrne

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  6. A Famous Local Singer

    CBÉS 0204

    Patrick Byrne, Thomas Byrne

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  7. A Local Song

    “Young men and maidens I pray lend an ear,”

    CBÉS 0204

    Patrick Byrne, Thomas Byrne

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  8. Starchmaking

    CBÉS 0204

    Peter Flynn, Thomas Byrne

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  9. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0204

    Garet Mc Ternan, Thomas Byrne

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  10. Local Crafts - Nail-Making

    CBÉS 0204

    John Cullen, Thomas Byrne

    Transcript

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    “Some distance from Allen a spot on the road is called the leap. Fionn is supposed to have jumped from the hill to this spot.”

    CBÉS 0773

    Thomas Byrne, Thomas Graham

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    “During the troubled times of 1798, (their) there was a great battle at Hodgestown.”

    CBÉS 0773

    John Byrne, Thomas Byrne

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    “There are many wells in Co. Kildare such as, Father Moore's Well, St. Brigid's Well, and (their) there is also...”

    CBÉS 0773

    Michael Casey, Thomas Byrne

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    “There is a great Castle near the Hill of Carbury. This was bombed from the Hill about (17) the year 1798.”

    CBÉS 0773

    John Byrne, Thomas Byrne

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    “John Doorley went to Rathangan and there fought a great army.”

    CBÉS 0773

    John Byrne, Thomas Byrne

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  16. The Priest’s Chamber

    CBÉS 0789

    Mr Thomas Ivers, Thomas Byrne

    Portraine, Co. Dublin

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  17. Severe Weather

    CBÉS 0798

    Mr Frank Byrne, Thomas Byrne

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  18. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0798

    Mr George Fitzpatrick, Thomas Byrne

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  19. The Care of Farm Animals

    CBÉS 0802

    Bill Byrne, Thomas Byrne

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  20. The Care of the Feet

    CBÉS 0802

    Bill Byrne, Thomas Byrne

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