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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. Forts

    “There is a fort situated near my home in Cummeen.”

    CBÉS 0183

    Mrs Quinn

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  2. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0207

    Lily Quinn, Mrs Quinn

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  3. Prayers

    CBÉS 0207

    Lily Quinn, Mrs Quinn

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  4. St Patrick's Well

    CBÉS 0226

    Mrs Quinn

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  5. Cure of the Strain

    CBÉS 0226

    Mrs Quinn

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  6. Cure for Headache

    CBÉS 0226

    Mrs Quinn

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  7. Old Forts

    “Boyle abounds in fairy forts, and each and every one of them are said to be inhabited by the fairies.”

    CBÉS 0236

    Mary Battle, Mrs Quinn

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  8. The Local Forge

    CBÉS 0250

    M. P. Quinn, Mrs Quinn

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  9. An Old Song

    “There was Murray John and Feeney Tom.”

    CBÉS 0250

    Michael P. Quinn, Mrs Quinn

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  10. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0535

    Maura Quinn, Mrs Quinn

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  11. An Old Trade

    CBÉS 0622

    Martin Morrissey, Mrs Quinn

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  12. Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0679

    Hilda Quinn, Mrs Quinn

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  13. Folklore

    CBÉS 0692

    Maureen Gilsenan, Mrs Quinn

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  14. Riddles

    CBÉS 0693

    Mathew Gilsenan, Mrs Quinn

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  15. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0712

    Mrs Quinn, Nancy Quinn

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  16. Riddles

    CBÉS 0731

    Mrs Quinn

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  17. Ghosts at Edgeworthstown House

    CBÉS 0770

    Mrs Quinn, Patrick J. Hyland

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  18. The Smugglers

    CBÉS 0798

    Mrs Quinn, Patrick Quinn

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  19. Prison Labour on Dalkey Hill

    CBÉS 0798

    Mrs Quinn, P. Quinn

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  20. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0798

    Mrs Quinn, Patrick Quinn

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