The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. (no title)

    Long ago there used to be a bone fire in Nash on the 29th of June.

    CBÉS 0882

    James Kehoe, Josie Kehoe

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    There was a man and a woman livin' together wan time.

    CBÉS 0882

    James Kehoe, Josie Kehoe

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    There was a man and his wife livin' together wan time near this place.

    CBÉS 0882

    James Condon, Josie Kehoe

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    There was a woman wan time an' she had three sons.

    CBÉS 0882

    Henry Condon, Josie Kehoe

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    I was atin' me dinner wan day in Ross at Larkin's atin' house that's where Mac Donald's have set up now in Conduit Lane.

    CBÉS 0882

    Josie Kehoe, Mrs Curtis

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    There was a fella wan time livin' in the Boola, Raheen, an' he used to go round workin' from place to place.

    CBÉS 0882

    Josie Kehoe, Mrs Curtis

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    Mr Katin the school teacher kept a little shop in Raheen Adamstown and Paddy O Connor and his wife used to dale there...

    CBÉS 0882

    Josie Kehoe, Mrs Curtis

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    Wakes long 'go used to be always held in barns they never used to be in dwellin' houses an' we used to spend the night playing all sorts of games.

    CBÉS 0882

    James L. Doyle, Josie Kehoe

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    There used to be travellers going round the counry an' they'd have Butts of ash on their shoulders an, they'd stop in the farmers' houses...

    CBÉS 0882

    James L. Doyle, Josie Kehoe

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    There was no such thing as flour bread when I was a chap, we had barley bread an' oaten bread, an' plenty o' cutlen stirabout for our breakfast.

    CBÉS 0882

    James L. Doyle, Josie Kehoe

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    My townland is Carrigbyrne. It is in the Co Wexford, Barony of Bantry and in the Parish of Adamstown.

    CBÉS 0882

    Josie Kehoe

    Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford

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    There was wan night and Ned Hayden was going to the public house.

    CBÉS 0882

    Josie Kehoe, Mr Jack Shea

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    Fellas used to be goin' round years ago in me grandfather's time staling horses, wan time there wor a horse stole on me grandfather...

    CBÉS 0882

    Josie Kehoe, Mr James Curtis

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    There was a blacksmith livin' in the Co. Wexford wan time an' he was very poor.

    CBÉS 0882

    Henry Condon, Josie Kehoe

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    Two men from Cushinstown went to Kilkenny wan time to look for a job. It was a Sunday.

    CBÉS 0882

    James Kehoe, Josie Kehoe

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    I think there was a church long ago in Courtdale graveyard, did you ever see that little holy water font in the middle of the graveyard...

    CBÉS 0882

    James L. Doyle, Josie Kehoe

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