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 Ruins

    CBÉS 1115

    John Farren, Sue Farren

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    On the top of Sliabh Sneachta in the district of Glentogher there is a well.

    CBÉS 1115

    Mrs Eliza Doherty

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    Out at the Mein in the district of Glenagannon, Carndonagh there is a big rock which is a giant was supposed to throw from the top of Sliabh Sneachta.

    CBÉS 1115

    Mrs Eliza Doherty

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    In the district of Glengannon there is a place named Gibraltar.

    CBÉS 1115

    Mrs Eliza Doherty

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    On the river of Glenagannon, Carndonagh, there is a rock with a little well in the middle of it which is called the "Warty Well".

    CBÉS 1115

    Mrs Eliza Doherty

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  6. Old Houses

    CBÉS 1115

    Patrick Long, Sadie Maria Doherty

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  7. Old Houses

    CBÉS 1115

    Patrick Long, Sadie Maria Doherty

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    It is said that the bell which now occupies the Belfry of the Protestant Church at Carndonagh was formerly in use in the catholic church before the sixteenth century.

    CBÉS 1115

    Dympna Doherty, John Kearney

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  9. Names of Fields

    CBÉS 1115

    Ballylosky, Co. Donegal

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  10. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 1115

    Maeve Duggan, Mrs C. Farren

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  11. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 1115

    Maeve Duggan, Mrs C. Farren

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  12. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 1115

    Mr William Mc Gonagle, Teresa Mac Gonagle

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  13. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 1115

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  14. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 1115

    Mrs Ann O' Donnell

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  15. Old Crafts

    CBÉS 1115

    Maude Canny, Mrs Annie Canny

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  16. Old Crafts

    CBÉS 1115

    Mrs Sarah Mc Laughlin, Peggy Faulkner

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  17. Old Crafts

    CBÉS 1115

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  18. Old Sayings

    CBÉS 1115

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  19. Names of Fields and Townlands

    CBÉS 1115

    Mr Patrick Long

    Carndonagh, Co. Donegal

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  20. Stories

    CBÉS 1115

    John Farren, Neal J. Doherty, Sue Farren

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