The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. Herbs

    CBÉS 0140

    Mrs Leonard, Pat Leonard

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  2. Stories of the Holy Family

    CBÉS 0140

    Mrs Leonard, Pat Leonard

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  3. Ash Wednesday

    CBÉS 0680

    Mrs Leonard

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  4. St Stephen's Day

    CBÉS 0680

    Mrs Leonard

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  5. St Patrick's Day

    CBÉS 0680

    Mrs Leonard

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  6. The Care of Our Farm Animals

    CBÉS 0975

    Mrs Leonard, Patricia Lionard

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    Long ago people wouldn't leave their children in the house by themselves for the fear fairies would take them away or bewitch them, so that they would not grow any bigger...

    CBÉS 1027

    Mrs Leonard, Tom Leonard

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    Once upon a time there was a man living in a little house in Donegal. He had no wife or children and he thought it would be a good idea for him to look for a wife..

    CBÉS 1027

    Mrs Leonard, Tom leonard

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    Long ago people had many cures. A cure for a wart was to cut nine slices of potato and to rub them on the wart saying :- In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen...

    CBÉS 1027

    Mrs Leonard, Tom Leonard

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    On most houses in Ireland there grows a little green plant called house-leek. This is supposed to be a cure for a corn...

    CBÉS 1027

    Mrs Leonard, Tom Leonard

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    Long ago the people thought that if you had a "Death Nip" on your leg you would hear about the death of somebody you knew very well...

    CBÉS 1027

    Mrs Leonard, Tom Leonard

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    Long ago people had many old cures. A cure for the whooping-cough was to go to the house of a man and woman of the same name before they were married and get bread from them...

    CBÉS 1027

    Mrs Leonard, Tom Leonard

    Transcript