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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. Fairies

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, Nuala Doherty

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  2. Haunted Places

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, Nuala Doherty

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  3. A Story about Colmcille

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, John Doherty

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  4. Ghost Story

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, John Doherty

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  5. Story about Giants

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, Nuala Doherty

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    “On one occasion a woman was coming from visiting a friend's house. She was passing Menbanon Bridge (which is three miles from our school) and saw gold sovereigns lying on the road.”

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, Nuala Doherty

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  7. Another Story about Poteen-Making

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, Nuala Doherty

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    “Near to the town of Buncranna in the peninsula of Inishowen at a spot where a little river flows into the sea there once stood a castle in the days of long ago. It was at this period that the Danes or Northmen as thy were called were plundering the coasts”

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, John Doherty

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  9. Haunted Places

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, John Doherty

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    “The people in some localities are very superstitious. Now I often heard my people at home telling of others they knew who would not lace one shoe before putting on the other for fear of St. Colmcille's curse.”

    CBÉS 1072

    James Doherty, Nuala Doherty

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  11. Old Crafts - Smelting of Iron

    CBÉS 1073

    James Black, James Doherty

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  12. Old Crafts - Dyeing

    CBÉS 1073

    James Black, James Doherty

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  13. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 1108

    James Doherty

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  14. Story

    CBÉS 1111

    Colm Quigley, James Doherty

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  15. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 1113

    James Doherty, Margaret Doherty

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  16. Local Happenings

    CBÉS 1113

    James Doherty, Margaret Doherty

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  17. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 1113

    James Doherty, Margaret Doherty

    Eskaheen, Co. Donegal

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  18. The Lore of Certain Days

    CBÉS 1113

    James Doherty, Margaret Doherty

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  19. The Care of the Feet

    CBÉS 1113

    James Doherty, Margaret Doherty

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  20. Proverbs

    CBÉS 1114

    James Doherty, Teresa Doherty

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