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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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    “These riddles were collected in the townlands of...”

    CBÉS 0993

    Annie Conaty, Maggie Smith, Rose Dowd

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  2. Signs of Rain

    CBÉS 0993

    Mrs Charles Conaty, Owen Mc Cabe

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  3. The Signs of Good Weather

    CBÉS 0993

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  4. (no title)

    “The signs of rain from studying the moon, sun, stars, mountains, lakes, rivers and insects.”

    CBÉS 0993

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  5. The Burning of Crosserlough Old Chapel

    CBÉS 0993

    Andrew Bray, Owen Mc Cabe

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  6. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0993

    Thomas Smith

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  7. Thatching

    CBÉS 0993

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  8. Cures for Diseases

    CBÉS 0993

    Andrew Bray, Annie Conaty, Charles Lynch

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  9. Wild Birds

    CBÉS 0993

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    “Monday and Thursday are supposed to be the days on which remedies for ailments are applied.”

    CBÉS 0993

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  11. Hallow Eve

    CBÉS 0993

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  12. My Home District

    CBÉS 0993

    Rose Dowd

    Lecharry, Co. Cavan

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  13. My Home District - Crosserlough

    CBÉS 0993

    Thomas Smith

    Crosserlough, Co. Cavan

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  14. My Home District - Kiffagh

    CBÉS 0993

    Bartle Soden

    Kiffagh, Co. Cavan

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  15. Herbs

    CBÉS 0993

    Thomas Smith

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  16. St Patrick and the Shamrock

    CBÉS 0993

    Thomas Smith

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  17. My Home District

    CBÉS 0993

    Latnadronagh, Co. Cavan

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  18. Forts

    CBÉS 0993

    Bartle Soden

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  19. Proverbs and Sayings

    CBÉS 0993

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  20. Phrases Used by People to Describe the Weather

    CBÉS 0993

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