The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. Fairies

    CBÉS 0938

    Susan Mc Garry

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  2. Fairies

    CBÉS 0938

    Susan Mc Garry

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  3. Fairies

    CBÉS 0938

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    It was believed that some people had a bad heart and could 'blink'.

    CBÉS 0938

    Laurence Hughes

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    There was a man the name of James Hughes "Red Bann" he was called for nick-name.

    CBÉS 0938

    Laurence Hughes

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    An old man lived in Clontibret and one day he went to town.

    CBÉS 0938

    Paddy Mc Mahon

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    There was a girl hired in Pat Hughes' grandfathers.

    CBÉS 0938

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  8. Cures

    CBÉS 0938

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  9. Cures - For Bad Heart

    CBÉS 0938

    Frank Gray

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  10. Cures

    CBÉS 0938

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  11. Cure for Sprain

    CBÉS 0938

    Mrs Hughes

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  12. Cures

    CBÉS 0938

    Rose Kelly

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  13. Cures

    CBÉS 0938

    Eugene Mullen

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  14. Cures

    CBÉS 0938

    John Mc Gee

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  15. Cures

    CBÉS 0938

    John Kavanagh

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  16. A Sure Cure for Whooping-Cough

    CBÉS 0938

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  17. The Famine

    CBÉS 0938

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  18. The Big Wind

    CBÉS 0938

    Pat Hughes

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  19. Old Customs and Beliefs

    CBÉS 0938

    Owen Sherry

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  20. Feast Days

    CBÉS 0938

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