The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. (no title)

    Long long ago there lived a man named Fineen Mac Carthy and his wife and children.

    CBÉS 0396

    Mona Cronin, Timothy Cronin

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    A great many years ago there lived in the Townland of Dangan a poor labourer who with his wife and large family occupied a small mud cabin.

    CBÉS 0396

    John Cotter, Patrick Cotter

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    About sixty years' ago a little more or less, a carpenter was working in a farm-yard at Ballyling, bounding Castle-Richard where the famous castle is.

    CBÉS 0396

    Eileen Kennedy, Richard Gleeson

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    Long ago a party of men from Ballynua, heard how there was gold to be found in a rock in Castlerichard, near the old church yard.

    CBÉS 0396

    Eillen Canty, John Canty

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  5. Steeple of Cloyne

    CBÉS 0396

    John Canty, Patrick Hickey

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  6. Mr John Canty

    CBÉS 0396

    John Canty, Patrick Hickey

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    Some years ago an old man hid a Crock of gold under a big tree.

    CBÉS 0396

    Michael Murphy, Patrick Murphy

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    In a place called Castle Richard near the castle which was built by the Geraldines long ago, a graveyard was built in which the princes and nobles from the castle were interred, a crock of gold was buried.

    CBÉS 0396

    Rosemary Cronin, Timothy Cronin

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    Long Long ago there lived a little girl about eleven years old she lived with her mother in a little village.

    CBÉS 0396

    Jennie Joyce, Mr Blake

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    Once there was a small farmer who had three sons, two of them were very clever, but the third was, what is commonly called a fool.

    CBÉS 0396

    John Cotter, Mary Cotter

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    Treasure was supposed to have been buried in Capel Island.

    CBÉS 0396

    Patrick Kennedy, Richard Gleeson

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    Some years ago a family named Flemmings resided in a beautiful residance in Ballycurrigna.

    CBÉS 0396

    Bridie Mc Grane, Brigdet Ryall

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    Aghadoe, Burgess, Bannafora...

    CBÉS 0396

    Cill Ia, Co. Chorcaí

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  14. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0396

    John Kennedy, Paddy Kennedy

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  15. The Clever Fox

    CBÉS 0396

    John Cotter, Mary Cotter

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  16. Signs of Rain

    CBÉS 0396

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    Three brothers went away to seek their fortunes.

    CBÉS 0396

    Patrick Murphy

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  18. A Ship Been Wrecked

    CBÉS 0396

    Eileen Kennedy, John Kennedy

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  19. A Shipwreck

    CBÉS 0396

    Rosemary Cronin, Timothy Cronin

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    About seventy years ago a terrible disaster occured on the ocean mid-way between Joughal and the Ferry Point.

    CBÉS 0396

    Helen O' Sullivan, Henry O' Sullivan

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