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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 a mile or two from here there is a townland called Ballyshonogue.”

    CBÉS 0919

    Bridie Hanley, Micheal Needham

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    “There is a field beyond there in Kilquiggan in which there is a rath.”

    CBÉS 0919

    Bridie Hanley, Patrick Ryan

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    “About a hundred years ago it is believed that an old man lived in a townland called 'Glenphilipine'.”

    CBÉS 0919

    Bridie Hanley, Micheal Needham

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    “There is a rock above the town and it is said to have got its name from a man...”

    CBÉS 0919

    Bridie Hanley, Michael Hanley

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    “Once upon a time a woman was going home from Tinahely.”

    CBÉS 0919

    Josie Hanley, Mrs M. Bookey

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    “A few hundred yards west of Tinahely...”

    CBÉS 0919

    Mr W.J. Doyle, Patrick Doran

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    “There was once an old chapel somewhere around Tinahely.”

    CBÉS 0919

    Josie Hanley, Michael Hanley

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    “There is a church not far from Tinahely.”

    CBÉS 0919

    Josie Hanley, Miss B. Byrne, Miss Byrne

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  9. The Rebellion of 1798

    CBÉS 0919

    Mrs Murphy, Patricia Kelly

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