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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 Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0184

    Maureen Lyons, Mrs Bennett

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  2. The Local Forge

    CBÉS 0195

    May Bennett, Mrs Bennett

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  3. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0246

    Mrs Bennett, Una Flynn

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  4. Old Prayers

    CBÉS 0375

    Elizabeth Mc Carthy, Mrs Bennett

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    “If a woman gets married to a man who bears the same name as herself...”

    CBÉS 0697

    Mrs Bennett

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    “If you tie a briar round the churn and stick pins in the briar (or bits of red ribbon) at the points of growth, you will be able to take the butter of the churns belonging to other people...”

    CBÉS 0697

    Mrs Bennett

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  7. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0725

    Liam Meehan, Mrs Bennett

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  8. A Fairy Story

    CBÉS 0725

    Liam Meehan, Mrs Bennett

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  9. An Old Church

    CBÉS 0725

    Mrs Bennett, Mrs Leavy

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  10. Cures

    CBÉS 0725

    Mrs Bennett

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    “An ointment for "scabs" used be made from daisy-roots...”

    CBÉS 0725

    Liam Ó Miodhcháin, Mrs Bennett

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  12. Old Houses

    CBÉS 0991

    Eliza Jane Bennett, Mrs Bennett

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  13. Tying in of Cows

    CBÉS 0991

    Eliza Bennett, Mrs Bennett

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