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“One morning a man was going to a fair about three o'clock. He had six calves and a cow driving them before him...”
CBÉS 0480
John Fitzgerald, Nora Fitzgerald
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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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“There is a certain well near Shanagolden called the spirit well...”
CBÉS 0480
Ned Hanlon, Peggy Hanlon
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“There was a man in BallyGuiltenane who lived with his son. There was a little field situated near the house...”
CBÉS 0480
John Fitzgerald, Nora Fitzgerald
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“One Xmas morning two men were going to early Mass...”
CBÉS 0480
Josephine Culhane, Tom Culhane
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“There was a doctor going to a sick person one night and his motor broke down...”
CBÉS 0480
Mary Sheehan, Mortimer Sheehan
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“There is a place near my home which is called Poll Dorcha. It is said that there is gold hidden there...”
CBÉS 0480
Daniel Flavin, Nancy Windle
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“There was a house once which was built on a path. The people used to hear music and dancing every night...”
CBÉS 0480
Josephine Culhane, Mrs Tom Culhane
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“A woman lived long ago who was always getting a toothache. She went to a witch for a cure...”
CBÉS 0480
Ned Hanlon, Peggy Hanlon
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“The cnucán is situated about a mile from my home it resembles a bowl turned upside down...”
CBÉS 0480
John Ahern, Shiela Ahern
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“There is another story about the cnucán. A man went ploughing it one day to set wheat in it...”
CBÉS 0480
John Ahern, Shiela Ahern
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“In Turraree there is a light seen almost every night and anybody that will cross that way after ten o'clock is sure to be frightened with it...”
CBÉS 0480
John Fitzgerald, Nora Fitzgerald
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“One morning there was a man going to a fair and he met a ghost...”
CBÉS 0480
Ned Hanlon, Peggy Hanlon
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“Long ago there lived a man, woman, and their two sons near Limerick. One of them went to the city working...”
CBÉS 0480
Josephine Culhane, Tom Culhane
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“Some time ago a woman in Glin was ironing clothes at a table...”
CBÉS 0480
Josephine Culhane, Tom Culhane
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“One night a man from BallyGuiltenane was going to a fair...”
CBÉS 0480
Josephine Culhane, Tom Culhane
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“Not long ago a boy from Glin was going to a fair with cattle...”
CBÉS 0480
Josephine Culhane, Tom Culhane
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“One time there stood a little hut in a lonely mountain...”
CBÉS 0480
Hannah Enright, Tim Enright
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“One Christmas night a woman from Glin was lighting candles...”
CBÉS 0480
Hannah Enright, Tim Enright
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“In Glin it was the other night A dreadful fight took place Between the Dillanes and Thompsons Which proved a great disgrace...”
CBÉS 0480
Hannah Enright, John Mulvihill
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“Twenty froggies went to school Down beside a wee pool...”
CBÉS 0480
Joan Sheehan, Tom Sheehan
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