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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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    “One time there was a very rich protestant man and he had a great mansion and he used to keep tenants in rooms in the house. So one morning one of his tenants invited the Priest in for breakfast.”

    CBÉS 0862

    Andy Tobin, Thomas Tobin

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    “Once upon a time there lived a man and his wife and they had two children. This day they brought out the two two children to the hay field and left them at a tram while they were at some trams.”

    CBÉS 0862

    Andy Tobin

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    “Some years ago there lived a man and his wife on a mountain about six miles from Kilkenny.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Andy Tobin, Nellie Ryan

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    “One day a gentleman was going out to hunt and when mounting his horse he said he would ride again the devil this day.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Andy Tobin, Tom Tobin

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    “One night a man was cardplaying in a neighbouring house. He was not long playing when he saw some thing strange under the table which he thought was the devil.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Andy Tobin, Thomas Tobin

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    “Mr Carpenter of old town was coming from his home in Knocknabrannar. When he came to Murphy's cross he met a sow upon the road.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Andy Tobin, Thomas Tobin

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    “One May morning some years ago a farmer started to make a churn. He was churning for a long time and he could not get any butter on it. Then he thought of a plan.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Andy Tobin, Thomas Tobin

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    “One time there lived a man and his wife and they were very happy for a long time until at last the woman died and the man was alone. So one night after the death of his wife he was coming home from town and he met his wife on the road.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Andy Tobin

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    “One night as a party of people were cardplaying in a farmers house a strange man came in and started to play with them.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Andy Tobin

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    “One time there lived a poor widow and her three children. This poor widow was very good to the poor and when she was dying she said that the neighbours should put the children in bed before nine o' clock every night so that she could come and settle them”

    CBÉS 0863

    Andy Tobin

    Transcript