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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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    “About twenty five years ago a ship named the Tadorna was wrecked at Ballycrenane.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Bridie Mc Grane, Cathern Murphy

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    “The river blackwater was frozen near Ballyduff about forty years ago and the people were skating on it.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Mona Cronin, Timothy Cronin

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    “In the year 1890 there came from the East, a big storm and blizzard.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Jennie Joyce, Mrs Blake

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    “In the year 1887 a severe south-easterly gale swept over the south-east coast of Ireland, particularly the sea coast of Youghal, where a large gap was broken and it flooded the townland of Ballyvergan and the townlands adjoining.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Eileen Kennedy, John Kennedy

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    “In the month of January in the year 1854 we had a great storm.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Patrick O Keeffe, Robert Browne

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    “There was once a man working for a farmer.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Bridie Mc Grane, Cathern Murphy

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    “There was a man in Gortrue, his father died in Youghal hospital.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Mona Cronin, Mrs Cronin

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    “40 years ago a man was living near Kildinan and he was a great drunkard.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Rosemary Cronin, Timothy Cronin

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    “70 years ago a man lived in Conna.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Rosemary Cronin, Timothy Cronin

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    “A miserly farmer who lived near Mitchelstown hired a man to work for him.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Rosemary Cronin, Timothy Cronin

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  11. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0396

    Mr John Cotter, Patrick Cotter

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  12. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0396

    Lulu Ahern, Mr Sim Ahern

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  13. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0396

    Dan Foley, Mr Dan Foley

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    “A man from Killeagh went to England to seek for work.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Eileen Kennedy, John Kennedy

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    “There was an old school in Killeagh in the year 1857.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Eileen Kennedy, John Kennedy

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    “Mr Mc Grath was an old school-master and he kept an old school-house at Ballyferode in the year 1847.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Eileen Kennedy, John Kennedy

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    “Near Bally-macoda in a place called Brownbog.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Bridie Mc Grane, Cathern Murphy

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    “Long ago there was a school in Ballyhonock.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Mrs Hickey, Paddy Hickey

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    “In a place called Gort which is situated near Fannisk a schoolhouse was built 90 years ago.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Rosemary Cronin, Timothy Cronin

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    “About sixty years ago, a man named Mr Butler held an old school in Cork-Road Killeagh.”

    CBÉS 0396

    Mr Barry, Patrick O Keeffe

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