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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. Bird-Lore

    CBÉS 0193

    Frank Duffy, Mr Alfie Travers

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  2. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0193

    Frank Duffy, Mary Kate Carthy, Mrs Bridget Flynn, Mrs Margaret Walsh

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  3. Treasure Trove

    CBÉS 0685

    Frank Duffy, Leo Duffy

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    “Many old stories have been handed down to us about Saint Patrick's journeying through this country.”

    CBÉS 0940

    Frank Duffy, Sheila O' Duffy

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    “It is traditional that when the Danes were in Ireland they could make very good whiskey out of heather.”

    CBÉS 0940

    Frank Duffy, Sheila O' Duffy

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    “One time there was a Scotchman, an Englishman, and an Irishman seeking for work.”

    CBÉS 0940

    Frank Duffy, Sheila O' Duffy

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    “It is said that when Oliver Cromwell and his cruel soldiers were in Ireland they ruthlessly destroyed a church situated along Lough Eagish shore.”

    CBÉS 0940

    Frank Duffy, Sheila O' Duffy

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  8. A Priest

    CBÉS 1081

    Eibhlín Ní Dhubhthaigh, Frank Duffy

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  9. The Finding of Doon Well

    CBÉS 1081

    Eibhlín Ní Dhubhthaigh, Frank Duffy

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  10. Erin's Lovely Isle

    CBÉS 1081

    Eibhlín Ní Dhubhthaigh, Frank Duffy

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  11. Our Churn

    CBÉS 1081

    Eibhlín Ní Dhubhtaigh, Frank Duffy

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