The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. Hidden Treasure

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    Mauris Boddy

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  2. Signs of the Weather

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    George William Duke

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  3. Local Crafts - Candle-Making

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    George William Duke, Mrs Finnegan

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  4. Local Crafts - Basket- and Creel-Making

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    George William Duke, John Henry Duke, William Finnegan

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  5. Local Crafts - Rope-Making

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    George William Duke, Mick Murphy

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  6. Local Crafts - Forge Work

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    George William Duke, William Finnegan

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  7. Local Crafts - Thatching

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    George William Duke, John Henry Duke

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  8. Local Crafts - Making Dye

    CBÉS 0215

    George William Duke, Mrs Finnegan

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  9. Nail-Making

    CBÉS 0215

    James Mee, John H. Mee

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  10. Flail-Making

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    John H. Mee, Mick Reynolds

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  11. Lime-Burning

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    James Reynolds, John H. Mee

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  12. Lime-Burning

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    Patricia Devine

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  13. Old Schools

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    James Mee, John H. Mee, Mick Reynolds

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  14. Hedge-Schools

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    George William Duke, Mrs Finnegan

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  15. Local Cures

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    John Henry Duke, Mr John H. Duke, Mr William Finnegan

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  16. Graveyard Cures

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    James Mee, John H. Mee

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  17. My Home District

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    Mohill, Co. Leitrim

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  18. My Home District

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    George William Duke, John Henry Duke, William Finnegan

    Tamlaght Beg, Co. Leitrim

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  19. Local Marriage Customs

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    James Mee, John Henry Mee

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  20. Local Marriage Customs

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    John H. Duke

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