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)

    A woman in Co. Kerry died and she left a big family after her.

    CBÉS 0494

    Mrs Dillane

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  2. (no title)

    Long ago there was a very old woman and it was believed that she was much given to piseóga.

    CBÉS 0494

    Mícéal O Maolchathaig

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    Long ago there was an old woman in this parish who was noted for practising pishogues.

    CBÉS 0494

    Seosamh Ua Síochthain

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    There lived a farmer long ago, and he had a great many cows.

    CBÉS 0494

    Eibhlín Bean Uí Súiliobháin

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    Once there was a witch whose name was Biddy Airly.

    CBÉS 0494

    Muiris Ua h- Airtnéide

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    Once there was a farmer who lived in a very backward district where he had few friends.

    CBÉS 0494

    Pádraig Ó h Airtnéide

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    Long ago there was a tailor who lived alone in a little house under the slope of a small hill.

    CBÉS 0494

    Domhnall Ó h Áirtneide

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    Joan Grogan lived near the village of Athea about eighty years ago and was thought to have extraordinary knowledge of coming events and of curing sick persons.

    CBÉS 0494

    D. Ward, Mrs Catherine O Connor

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    The parish priest of Lixnaw, all his butter was carried with pishogues.

    CBÉS 0494

    Mrs Ellen Woulfe

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    St. John's night bonfires were lit always long ago and the cows were followed around the fields with burning bushes in order to bring them in calf.

    CBÉS 0494

    Nora Lyons

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    Joan Grogan was in league with the devil and if you want to know about a first-class rogue here she is.

    CBÉS 0494

    Mrs Ellen Woulfe

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    One night during the time of the Whiteboys there was a raid made on my grand-father's uncle's house.

    CBÉS 0494

    John P. Woulfe

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    Mary Ahern from Lurga was very sick one time and Joan Grogan went to the house where the girl was sick and went into the room to the girl.

    CBÉS 0494

    Andrew Cusack

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    There was a house in Duagh and the cattle were dying so they brought the priest to say mass in the house but they did not tell him that it was for the cattle.

    CBÉS 0494

    D. Ward, John P. Broderick

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  15. Earl of Desmond

    CBÉS 0494

    Aen Sullivan

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  16. Dónal na Cásca

    CBÉS 0494

    Aeneas Sullivan

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    In Croinn-Tírigh (situated in J. Leahy's land in Clough) lived a chieftain named Sheara.

    CBÉS 0494

    A. O Sullivan

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    The O' Mahonys owned Cnoc Uaithne.

    CBÉS 0494

    Aeneas Sulilvan

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  19. Domhnall Ó Caoin

    CBÉS 0494

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  20. An Chreill Ceártan

    CBÉS 0494

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