The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. Old Prayers

    CBÉS 0701

    Kathleen Boylan, Mrs Boylan

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  2. My Home District

    CBÉS 0701

    Nancy Devine

    Boyerstown, Co. Meath

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  3. My Home District

    CBÉS 0701

    Sheila Boyle

    Curraghtown, Co. Meath

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  4. My Home District

    CBÉS 0701

    Jim Curry, John Curry

    Ardbraccan, Co. Meath

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  5. A Local Song

    There is a creamy pony I knew when I was a boy.

    CBÉS 0701

    John Fitzsimons, Nancy Devine

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  6. Ghost Stories

    CBÉS 0701

    Annie Ivory, Sheila Boyle

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  7. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0701

    Jim Curry

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  8. Old Graveyards

    CBÉS 0701

    Jim Curry

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  9. Old Graveyards

    CBÉS 0701

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  10. Old Graveyards

    CBÉS 0701

    Jim Curry, John Curry

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  11. Churning

    CBÉS 0701

    Nancy Devine

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  12. Old Games

    CBÉS 0701

    Moyra Devine, Patrick Devine

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  13. Churning

    CBÉS 0701

    Patrick Boyle, Sheila Boyle

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  14. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 0701

    Moyra Devine, Patrick Devine

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  15. Care of Animals

    CBÉS 0701

    Nancy Devine

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  16. Strange Things

    CBÉS 0701

    Moyra Devine, Patrick Devine

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  17. Toys and Other Amusements

    CBÉS 0701

    Nancy Devine, Patrick Devine

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  18. The Potato Crop

    CBÉS 0701

    Moira Devine, Patrick Devine

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  19. Festival Customs

    CBÉS 0701

    John Curry, Mary Curry

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  20. The Local Forge

    CBÉS 0701

    Nancy Devine, Patrick Devine

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