
Folklore Collecting: informants (Munster)
Ringville, Co. Waterford
Michael J. Murphy (1913–1996) collected folklore throughout Ulster and Co. Louth. This Christmas, we have added 116 images from his camera to the Photographic Collection. Over 500 photographs taken by Michael J. Murphy are now available on dúchas.ie. View »
26,052 items from the Main Manuscript Collection, 252,771 stories from the Schools’ Collection (1937–38) and 12,393 images from the Photographic Collection are available here
Learn moreRingville, Co. Waterford
Rinnafarset; Rannafast, Co. Donegal
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DonateThis collection includes every aspect of the Irish oral tradition. A sample selection of volumes is available at this time.
ViewA collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s.
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ViewGet a deeper insight into the folklore of Ireland by transcribing stories in the Schools’ Collection.
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