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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. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0808

    Bessie Bagnall, Edward Bagnall

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  2. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0808

    Bella Gamage, Mrs Gamage

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  3. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0808

    Florence Kelly, Mrs Collins

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  4. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0808

    Eva Strong, William Burke

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  5. My Home District

    CBÉS 0808

    Florence Kelly, Mrs Kelly

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  6. My Home District

    CBÉS 0808

    Bella Gamage, Mr T. Gamage

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  7. My Home District

    CBÉS 0808

    Eva Strong, William Burke

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  8. My Home District

    CBÉS 0808

    Cecil Watson, Mr A. Watson

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  9. Home Cures

    CBÉS 0808

    Bella Gamage, Mrs Gamage

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  10. Home Cures

    CBÉS 0808

    Florence Kelly, Mrs Collins

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  11. Home Cures

    CBÉS 0808

    Bessie Bagnall, Mrs Bagnall

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  12. Home Cures

    CBÉS 0808

    Eva Strong, Mrs Kavanagh

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  13. Home Cures

    CBÉS 0808

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  14. Home Cures

    CBÉS 0808

    Cecil Watson, Mr A. Watson

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    “The food which was used long ago was mostly potatoes and meal cakes.”

    CBÉS 0808

    Bessie Bagnall, Edward Bagnall

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    “Long ago the people had three meals a day: they were breakfast, dinner and supper.”

    CBÉS 0808

    Florence Kelly, Mrs Collins

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    “Long ago the people used to eat two meals a day. They had breakfast and supper.”

    CBÉS 0808

    William Burke

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    “There was once an old man who had a son, and he used to be very frightened of thing.”

    CBÉS 0808

    Florence Kelly, Mr Bagnall

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    “One dark night a girl and her sister were walking along a road where there was a man killed and just as they were going corner...”

    CBÉS 0808

    Mrs Kavanagh

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    “A certain man was going along the road one night at twilight, and he was in sight of Robert Kelly's house...”

    CBÉS 0808

    Bessie Bagnall, Edward Bagnall

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