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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. Basket-Making

    CBÉS 0226

    James Reilly, Maggie Reilly

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  2. Travelling Folk

    CBÉS 0226

    James Reilly, Maggie Reilly

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  3. Historical Traditions

    CBÉS 0229

    James Reilly, May Rose Reilly

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  4. Folklore on Bread

    CBÉS 0340

    James Reilly, Mrs Dromey

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  5. Shrove-Tide Customs

    CBÉS 0679

    Alice Lyons, James Reilly

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  6. (no title)

    “Johnny Kelly of Kentstown, now dead, was born in the Parish of Walterstown at the Old Mills in the farm of Fairland.”

    CBÉS 0686

    Bernadette Kelly, James Reilly

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  7. A Story

    CBÉS 0689

    Bridget Reilly, James Reilly

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  8. Riddles

    CBÉS 0689

    Bridget Reilly, James Reilly

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  9. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0689

    Bridget Reilly, James Reilly

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  10. Proverbs

    CBÉS 0689

    Bridget Reilly, James Reilly

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  11. Care of the Feet

    CBÉS 0689

    Bridget Reilly, James Reilly

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  12. Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0689

    Bridget Reilly, James Reilly

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  13. A Collection of Prayers

    CBÉS 0689

    Bridget Reilly, James Reilly

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  14. The Fairies

    CBÉS 0692

    James Reilly, John Fagan

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    “A long time ago a number of men were reaping corn in a field near Mullagh Lake.”

    CBÉS 0705

    James Reilly, Pat Reilly

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  16. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0707

    James Reilly, John Mc Guinness

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  17. The Potato Crop

    CBÉS 0707

    James Reilly, Joe Reilly

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  18. Churning

    CBÉS 0707

    James Reilly, Joe Reilly

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  19. The Care of the Feet

    CBÉS 0707

    James Reilly, Joe Reilly

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  20. Clothes Made Locally

    CBÉS 0707

    James Reilly, Joe Reilly

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