The Schools’ Collection

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

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    Long ago there lived a man by the name of Jack Buckley in Clounmacon.

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    Con Halpin, Dan Twomey

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    Once upon a time there was a man and he had a son.

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    Eileen Donegan, Mrs Shanahan

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    Long ago there lived a man called Carall na Gruaige.

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    Martin Kennelly, Mrs Nicholas Costello

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    Some years ago there lived an old woman near the village of Athea.

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    Mary Hegarty, Peg Barry

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    There is a fort in Dromin in the land of Michael Seanne and it is a very eery place.

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    Gerald O Sullivan, Nicholas Neligan

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  6. Fairy Animals

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    John Fitzgerald, Kitty Barry

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  7. Fairy Animals

    One night a man was coming home from a wake.

    CBÉS 0406

    Kitty Leahy, Michael Leahy

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  8. Fairy Animals

    Once upon a time a fairy cow came into a farmer's land and she was a great cow.

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    Mrs Bridget Shanahan, Teresa Shanahan

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    Once upon a time there lived a woman.

    CBÉS 0406

    Mrs Shanahan, Teresa Shanahan

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  10. Landlords

    CBÉS 0406

    Ned Galvin, Peg Leahy

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    Once upon a time a man was coming home from a neighbours house and it was lat in the night.

    CBÉS 0406

    Tim Leahy

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    Once upon a time a man was going for the priest for his sister.

    CBÉS 0406

    Mary Walsh, Tom Sullivan

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    Martin King used kill a fowl every St Martin's night in honour of St Martin.

    CBÉS 0406

    Eileen Donegan, Joe Shanahan

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    Long ago there lived a poor farmer and his name was John Galvin.

    CBÉS 0406

    Mary Walsh, Tom Sullivan

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    A long time ago there lived an old woman not far from this place.

    CBÉS 0406

    Peg Barry, Tom Sullivan

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    Long ago a man was living near a big wood which was a very lonely place.

    CBÉS 0406

    Mary Walsh, Tom Halpin

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    There was once a woman called Betty Pendy.

    CBÉS 0406

    Eileen Donegan, Nicholas Costello

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    There was once a man and he used go rambling to the neighbouring houses at night.

    CBÉS 0406

    Eileen Donegan, Nicholas Costello

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    Long ago the old people dreaded the late hours of night very much.

    CBÉS 0406

    Kathleen Sullivan, Tom Sullivan

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    Once upon a time a man was playing cards in a neighbours house with a couple of other men.

    CBÉS 0406

    Michael Leahy, Tim Leahy

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