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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. A Story of St Patrick in Ireland

    CBÉS 0034

    John Collins, William Collins

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  2. A Religious Story

    CBÉS 0034

    Annie Collins, William Collins

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  3. A Story

    “One time ago there was a man and cream would veer come on the milk for him, and he could not churn it.”

    CBÉS 0034

    Annie Collins, William Collins

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  4. Cures

    CBÉS 0034

    Annie Collins, William Collins

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  5. The Night of the Big Wind, 1839

    CBÉS 0034

    Annie Collins, William Collins

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  6. Pisreogs

    CBÉS 0034

    Annie Collins, William Collins

    Transcript

  7. The Customs

    CBÉS 0034

    Annie Collins, William Collins

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  8. The Enchanted Hares

    CBÉS 0034

    Martin Collins, William Collins

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  9. (no title)

    “When a person in the country gets a large cut on his hand a person puts parafin oil on the cut.”

    CBÉS 0084

    Mrs Flesk, William Collins

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  10. (no title)

    “When the people in the country wanted to give a dose to an animal they got a persons shoes and put a hole at the top of it.”

    CBÉS 0084

    Mr Flesk, William Collins

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    “When the first of May comes the people in the country cut down a large bush in the best field...”

    CBÉS 0084

    Mr Flesk, William Collins

    Transcript

  12. Names of Fields

    CBÉS 0350

    William Collins

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  13. (no title)

    “A few years ago in one of the principal colleges of Ireland there was a very holy priest.”

    CBÉS 0403

    Thomas Holly, William Collins

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    “Once upon a time there was a poor man and he had only one cow, and the field where she was grazing was very small, and there was also a fort in it.”

    CBÉS 0404

    Tom Donaghue, William Collins

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  15. The Dead Hunt

    CBÉS 0517

    Liam Mac Conmara, William Collins

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