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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. Story

    “In a little cabin on the Dublin-Sligo road, just on the Roscommon-Sligo mearing, in the town land of Sheegora, Boyle, live a famous hero named Molt Ganly.”

    CBÉS 0234

    Patrick Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  2. Brennan on the Moor

    CBÉS 0234

    Patrick Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  3. Story

    “Annie Walsh's grandmother, Peggy Gallagher, was going to her sister's one night for a white cap to attend a wake that night.”

    CBÉS 0234

    Mrs P. Shannon, Thomas Mc Garry

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  4. The Leprechaun

    CBÉS 0234

    Thomas Mc Garry

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  5. Story

    “Where the residence of Deerpark National School now stands my great-grandfather lived.”

    CBÉS 0234

    Patsy Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  6. Story

    “Some time ago people put a porringer on a calf when it would be a few days old, to keep it from eating hay.”

    CBÉS 0234

    Mrs J. Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  7. William O'Brien

    CBÉS 0234

    Patsy Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  8. A Tale of '98

    CBÉS 0234

    Patsy Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  9. A Famine Story

    CBÉS 0234

    Patsy Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  10. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0234

    Thomas Mc Garry

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  11. Story

    “Annie Walsh's grandmother, Peggy Gallagher (Annie is a girl of about 26 years and lives in Townalaura, Boyle) was going to her sister's one night..”

    CBÉS 0234

    Mrs Shannon, Thomas Mc Garry

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  12. Story

    “A woman of the name of Mrs. Moran, who lived near Strokestown, was going home from the town of Strokestown one evening.”

    CBÉS 0234

    Mrs Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  13. Story

    “A very singular thing happened in Boyle some forty years ago. Annie Brennan, a beggar woman, fell asleep in Boyle Chapel.”

    CBÉS 0234

    Mrs Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  14. Local Place Names - Carán

    CBÉS 0234

    Thomas Mc Garry

    Sheegorey, Co. Roscommon

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  15. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0234

    Thomas Mc Garry

    Sheegorey, Co. Roscommon

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  16. Bird-Lore

    CBÉS 0234

    Thomas Mc Garry

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  17. Old Forts

    CBÉS 0234

    John Mc Garry, Thomas Mc Garry

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  18. Story

    CBÉS 0234

    Thomas Mc Garry

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  19. Homemade Toys

    CBÉS 0234

    Thomas Mc Garry

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