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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. Linguistic - List of Irish Words that Have Been Adopted into the Popular English of the Galltacht

    CBÉS 0491

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  2. Ethnographic - Surnames of Puupils on Rolls

    CBÉS 0491

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  3. Historic

    CBÉS 0491

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  4. Topographic

    CBÉS 0491

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  5. Archaeological

    CBÉS 0491

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  6. (no title)

    “At Glenquin in the parish of Ashford, the barony of Glenquin, County Limerrick...”

    CBÉS 0491

    Patrick Donegan, William Donegan

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  7. (no title)

    “I heard the following story from my father who heard it from one of the men who was there.”

    CBÉS 0491

    Richard Anglim, Thomas Anglim

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  8. (no title)

    “My Grandmother told me the following story.”

    CBÉS 0491

    Mrs Flavin, William Flavin

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  9. (no title)

    “My father told me the following story.”

    CBÉS 0491

    William Flavin

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  10. (no title)

    “Overlooking the village of Strand in the townland of Glenmore...”

    CBÉS 0491

    William Flavin

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  11. (no title)

    “I was told the following story by my father who heard it from an old neighbour.”

    CBÉS 0491

    Maurice Browne, William Browne

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  12. (no title)

    “My father told me a story about the names of fields in William Dellee's farm.”

    CBÉS 0491

    Patrick Donegan, William Donegan

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  13. (no title)

    “The famine of 184 and 1847 was caused by the failure of the potato crop.”

    CBÉS 0491

    William Flavin

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  14. (no title)

    “St Brigid's day is held as a great festival in this district.”

    CBÉS 0491

    William Browne

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  15. (no title)

    “I live in the townland of Ballinahown...”

    CBÉS 0491

    John Leahy, William Leahy

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    “About sixty years ago, a man, a native of Raheenagh went to Newcastle West to get his boots repaired.”

    CBÉS 0491

    Richard Anglim, Thomas Anglim

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  17. (no title)

    “In former times people used several remedies for their ailments.”

    CBÉS 0491

    William Flavin

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  18. (no title)

    “In the townland of Rathcahill, in the parish of Monagea, in the barony of Glenquin...”

    CBÉS 0491

    William Flavin

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  19. (no title)

    “I live in the townland of Ballykenny in the parish of Raheenagh in the barony of Glenquin...”

    CBÉS 0491

    Richard Anglim, Thomas Anglim

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  20. (no title)

    “I live in the townland of Ballykenny...”

    CBÉS 0491

    Richard Anglim, Thomas Anglim

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