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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. The Land

    CBÉS 0406

    Sheila Brosnan

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  2. Riddles

    CBÉS 0447

    Sheila Brosnan

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  3. John Mitchell

    CBÉS 0447

    Jeremiah O' Connor, Sheila Brosnan

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  4. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0454

    Sheila Brosnan, Tim Brosnan

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  5. Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0454

    Sheila Brosnan, Tim Brosnan

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    “The old people believed that one should never plough a fort.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Paddy Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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  7. (no title)

    “There were two brother's living together long ago, one of them was Jack and the other was Paddy...”

    CBÉS 0460

    P. Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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  8. (no title)

    “Long ago a farmer had six or seven cows.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Pat Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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  9. (no title)

    “Lady Dowger was a very old lady and while she lived she led a very bad life.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Dan Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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  10. (no title)

    “A boy and his mother lived in a house together.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Dan Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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  11. (no title)

    “There was once an old man whose was dead. His daughter was in America.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Dan Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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  12. (no title)

    “Long ago there lived a family who used to leave the house very upset when retiring at night.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Dan Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

    Transcript