The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. (no title)

    There is an old story told that long ago there were two brothers drawing hay near Altamira and the horse refused to pull.

    CBÉS 0368

    Mr T. Tierney, Tony Tierney

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    Long ago when they were about to make flour they had a round stone with a hollow in the middle and grooves at one side of it

    CBÉS 0368

    Mr T. Tierney, Tony Tierney

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  3. (no title)

    The travelling man I know best is Paddy Walshe.

    CBÉS 0368

    Tony Tierney

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  4. (no title)

    Once upon a time a servant boy was working in a big house beside the Black-water

    CBÉS 0368

    Mr P. O' Keefe, Tony Tierney

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    April 1st is called Fools' Day because a lot of people are fooled on that day.

    CBÉS 0368

    Mr P. O' Keefe, Tony Tierney

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  6. Verses When Tig

    CBÉS 0368

    Mrs Tierney, Tony Tierney

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    Ink pink burnt paper

    CBÉS 0368

    Eileen Tierney, Tony Tierney

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  8. Sally Sally Water

    CBÉS 0368

    Eileen Tierney, Tony Tierney

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  9. The Wren Boys Song

    The wren, the wren, the King of all the birds St Stephen's day he was caught in the purge.

    CBÉS 0368

    Tony Tierney

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    People say that you should never go into a graveyard unless you have business in there.

    CBÉS 0368

    Mr Tierney, Tony Tierney

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    If anything is borrowed for a wake the person who bought it should return it to the owner.

    CBÉS 0368

    Mrs Tierney, Tony Tierney

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  12. (no title)

    Riddle me riddle me ranty O ¶ My father gave me some seed to sow

    CBÉS 0368

    Mrs Tierney, Tony Tierney

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