1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection

The Schools’ Collection

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

Filter results

Clear
View results on map

Results

9 results

  1. Old Place Names

    “We have a field called the "high field". It got its name from a great big tree growing in it...”

    CBÉS 0547

    Mr Fanning, Nicholas Fanning

    Shanakill, Co. Tipperary

    Transcript

  2. Bird-Lore

    “The Swallow, the robin, the blackbird, the thrush and the sparrow...”

    CBÉS 0547

    Mr Fanning, Nicholas Fanning

    Transcript

  3. Bird-Lore

    “The Swallow, the robin, the blackbird, the thrush and the sparrow...”

    CBÉS 0547

    Mr Fanning, Nicholas Fanning

    Transcript

  4. Homemade Toys

    “Boys used to make aeroplanes out of timber...”

    CBÉS 0547

    Mr Fanning, Nicholas Fanning

    Transcript

  5. Fairy Forts

    “There is a fairy fort in Andy Maher's land in Gurtnagoona...”

    CBÉS 0547

    Mr Fanning, Nicholas Fanning

    Transcript

  6. Proverbs

    CBÉS 0547

    Mr Fanning, Nicholas Fanning

    Transcript

  7. The Local Roads

    “The "New Line" got its name because it not long made...”

    CBÉS 0547

    Mr Fanning, Nicholas Fanning

    Transcript

  8. Care of Our Farm Animals

    “The cow-house is called a diary of cows...”

    CBÉS 0547

    Mr Fanning, Nicholas Fanning

    Transcript

  9. Churning

    “Moton's churn every two weeks...”

    CBÉS 0547

    Nicholas Fanning, William Moton

    Transcript