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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. Old Stories

    CBÉS 0440

    Nellie Bynane

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  2. A True Story

    CBÉS 0441

    Miss Elsie Miller, Una O' Sullivan

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  3. The Pattern Fair

    CBÉS 0471

    Hanna Breen

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  4. Scéalta Grinn

    CBÉS 0473

    Bean Uí Gráda, Eibhlín Ní Súilleabháin

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  5. Folklore

    CBÉS 0511

    Mrs P. Condon, Robert Condon

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  6. Local Story

    CBÉS 0540

    Teresa Crowe

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  7. Lady Returns to Life

    CBÉS 0569

    Mr Dan O' Donnell, Willie Maxey

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  8. Graveyards

    CBÉS 0590

    Cáit Ní Ógáin, Tomás Ó h Ógáin

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  9. Scéal

    CBÉS 0596

    William Cosgrave, William Cosgrave Senior

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  10. Story

    CBÉS 0596

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  11. (no title)

    “There was a very rich man one time”

    CBÉS 0599

    Jim Guerin

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  12. Story

    CBÉS 0699

    Mary Sheerin, Renee Sheerin

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  13. A Story

    CBÉS 0716

    Mrs Tuite

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  14. In a Trance

    CBÉS 0717

    Bríghid Ní Gabhann, John Smyth

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  15. Story

    CBÉS 0751

    John Rourke, Kathleen Regan

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  16. A True Story

    CBÉS 0760

    Georgena Denniston

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  17. Lady Rise of Mountrise

    CBÉS 0778

    May Kelly

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  18. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0784

    S. Mag Fhionnbhairr

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  19. Old Graveyards

    CBÉS 0785

    John Fox

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    “There were no clocks long ago and they had to look up at the sun to know the time.”

    CBÉS 0790

    Kathleen Stokes, Thomas Plunket

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