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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. Paddy Wheel About

    CBÉS 0320

    Elizabeth Lombard, Mrs Leahy

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  2. The Abandoned Hotel

    CBÉS 0320

    Elizabeth Lombard, Mrs Leahy

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  3. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0393

    Cissie Leahy, Mrs Leahy

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  4. (no title)

    “Long ago a Lepracaun was taking a pot of gold to the Queen of Connacht.”

    CBÉS 0455

    Mrs LEahy

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  5. Tramps or Tinkers

    CBÉS 0455

    Mrs Leahy

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  6. (no title)

    “A woman was suffering from a swoolen leg. Her daughter braught her water from the Well.”

    CBÉS 0455

    Mrs Leahy

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  7. An Buachaill Aimsire agus na Sióga

    CBÉS 0456

    Mrs Leahy

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  8. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0492

    Éamonn Ó Laochdha, Mrs Leahy

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  9. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0513

    Liam Ó Laocha, Mrs Leahy

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  10. Churning

    CBÉS 0547

    Mrs Leahy, Sheila Leahy

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  11. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0547

    Mrs Leahy, Sheila Leahy

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  12. Taking the Crop

    CBÉS 0547

    Mrs Leahy, Sheila Leahy

    Transcript

  13. Riddles

    CBÉS 0552

    Alice Leahy, Mrs Leahy

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  14. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0552

    Alice Leahy, Mrs Leahy

    An Chabrach, Co. Thiobraid Árann

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  15. A Wedding

    CBÉS 0580

    Eileen O Neill, Mrs Leahy

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  16. The Nailer's Shop

    CBÉS 0827

    Mrs Leahy, William Whelan

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  17. Mr Watson

    CBÉS 0827

    Eamonn O Keeffe, Mrs Leahy

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  18. Local Festivals

    CBÉS 0827

    George Bourke, Mrs Leahy

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  19. A Strange Happening

    CBÉS 0827

    Mrs Leahy, Pat Flynn

    Transcript

  20. The Hedge-School

    CBÉS 0828

    Liam Quinn, Mrs Leahy

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