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This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0750

    Thomas Clogher

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  2. Marriage Customs

    “My father told me that Willie Dillon an old inhabitant of Kilnacarrow did all the match-making in this locality.”

    CBÉS 0750

    John Murphy, Thomas Murphy

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  3. Marriage Customs

    “My father gave me the following information.”

    CBÉS 0750

    Patrick Mulvey, Thomas Mulvey

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  4. Marriage Customs

    “Unfortunately the custom of match-making is dying out.”

    CBÉS 0750

    Jerry Doyle, Martin Doyle

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  5. Our Townland

    CBÉS 0750

    John Dempsey

    Kilnacarrow, Co. Longford

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  6. The Townland I Live in

    CBÉS 0750

    Thomas Clogher

    Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford

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  7. The Townland I Live In

    CBÉS 0750

    Thomas Murphy

    Kilnacarrow, Co. Longford

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  8. The Townland I Live in

    CBÉS 0750

    Patrick Mulvey, Thomas Mulvey

    Ballintober (Bonny), Co. Longford

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  9. Townlands in this School Area

    CBÉS 0750

    Colehill, Co. Longford

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  10. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0750

    Thomas Murphy

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  11. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0750

    John Dempsey

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  12. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0750

    Patrick Mulvey

    Ballintober (Bonny), Co. Longford

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  13. Local Place Names

    “Our farm is divided into sixteen fields but only four of them have names.”

    CBÉS 0750

    Eugane Mulvihill

    Cloonbrin, Co. Longford

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  14. Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0750

    Thomas Murphy

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  15. Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0750

    Patrick Mulvey

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  16. Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0750

    Martin Doyle

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  17. Birds - The Crow

    CBÉS 0750

    Thomas Murphy

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  18. The Birds - Magpies

    CBÉS 0750

    Patrick Mulvey

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  19. The Birds - Wild Birds

    CBÉS 0750

    Francis Lennon

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  20. Trades and Crafts

    CBÉS 0750

    John Dempsey

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