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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. (no title)

    “People believe it unlucky to pay bills on Monday.”

    CBÉS 0171

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  2. (no title)

    “It is not right for two in one family to marry within a year.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Miss Matthews

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  3. (no title)

    “You shouldn't keep a white cock or your husband would die.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Miss Matthews

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  4. Riddle

    CBÉS 0171

    Mrs Matthews

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  5. (no title)

    “Ink, aul under bank”

    CBÉS 0171

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  6. (no title)

    “Why does a hen cross the road?”

    CBÉS 0171

    Bertie Boyers

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    “The first person to take a can of water from a well on Michaelmas Day will haul the butter of the owner of the land in which the well is until May Day.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Mrs Matthews

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  8. (no title)

    “It is not lucky for two in the one family to eat sheep's kidney.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Mary Gaughan

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    “If you meet a magpie you'll have sorrow unless you spit and bow to it.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Miss Matthews

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  10. (no title)

    “It is not lucky to throw out dirty water etc on New Year's Day- you throw away your luck.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Miss Matthews

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  11. (no title)

    “I have a little red house tied up in a stall”

    CBÉS 0171

    Miss Matthews

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  12. (no title)

    “To make a magpie talk, split its tongue with a sixpence.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Sadie Goulden

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  13. (no title)

    “Never cut a love bush or some misfortune will befall you.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Sadie Goulden

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  14. (no title)

    “It is believed that a ferret's leavings will cure a whooping cough.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Mrs Jinks

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  15. (no title)

    “It is considered unlucky to cut a hazel tree or a blackthorn bush.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Mrs Jinks

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  16. (no title)

    “It is believed that if a horse's hair is put into water it will eventually turn into an eel.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Gretta Goulden

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  17. To Cure a Wart

    CBÉS 0171

    Sadie Goulden

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  18. Another Cure for a Wart

    CBÉS 0171

    Sadie Goulden

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  19. (no title)

    “It is considered unlucky to lend salt.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Mrs Jinks

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  20. (no title)

    “The breaker of a mirror will it is said have seven years of bad luck.”

    CBÉS 0171

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