Leo Corduff Photographs

We recently added 350 newly digitized photographs taken by folklore collector Leo Corduff (1929-1992) to the Photographic Collection. Over 500 of his photos are now available on dúchas.ie. View »

National Folklore Collection UCD Digitization Project

26,052 items from the Main Manuscript Collection, 252,771 stories from the Schools’ Collection (1937–38) and 12,728 images from the Photographic Collection are available here

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The Main Manuscript Collection

This collection includes every aspect of the Irish oral tradition. A sample selection of volumes is available at this time.

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The Schools' Collection

A collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s.

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The Photographic Collection

The photographs in this collection reveal many aspects of Irish life and culture over the past century or more.

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Irish Surname Index

This is a collection of surnames that developed from the work of the Irish Folklore Commission. Find alternate spellings of Irish surnames.

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