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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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  1. Local Ruins

    CBÉS 0367

    Bridget Browne, Denis Mc Carthy

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  2. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0367

    Bridget Browne, Denis Mc Carthy

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  3. Story

    CBÉS 0367

    Bridget Browne, Denis Mc Carthy

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  4. Local Heroes

    CBÉS 0367

    Bridget Browne, Mr Denis Mac Carthy

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    “There is a well in James Driscoll's land of Burrane called after St. Imy.”

    CBÉS 0629

    Bridget Browne, David Browne

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    “There lived a man named Cairthinín na Caoirn and he had half of West Clare to himself and there lived an other man named Fuaim na hAirce that had the other half.”

    CBÉS 0629

    Bridget Browne, David Browne

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    “There lived a man whose name was James Mac Mahon.”

    CBÉS 0629

    Bridget Browne, David Browne

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  8. Stories of the Famine Days

    CBÉS 0629

    Bridget Browne, David Browne

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  9. Riddles

    CBÉS 0629

    Bridget Browne

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    “There is not much blackthorn growing around this district, because the old belief about it was, that who ever would set it,”

    CBÉS 0629

    Bridget Browne, Martin Meade

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  11. Biddy Early

    “Biddy Early used to tell a lot of things out of an old bottle she had.”

    CBÉS 0629

    Bridget Browne

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  12. May Day

    CBÉS 0976

    Bridget Browne

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  13. Names of Wild Birds

    CBÉS 0976

    Bridget Browne

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