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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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    “In a field near Ballyguiltenane school is a deep hole. On May eve fairies are seen there...”

    CBÉS 0480

    Mary Sheehan, Mortimer Sheehan

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  2. Fairies

    CBÉS 0482

    Michael Connolly

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  3. Belief in Fairies

    CBÉS 0486

    Peig Ní Chonchubhair

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  4. Belief in Fairies

    CBÉS 0486

    Eibhlín Ní Cathasaigh

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  5. Belief in Fairies

    CBÉS 0486

    Eibhlín De Stach

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  6. Seeking Treasure with the Fairies

    CBÉS 0488

    James Fitzgerald

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  7. Fairies of the Hill

    CBÉS 0488

    Jeremiah Clifford, Michael Clifford

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  8. Fairies Mend Pots

    CBÉS 0488

    James Benson, James Fitzgerald

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  9. Over to England with the Fairies

    CBÉS 0488

    John Ahearne

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  10. Fairies and Potatoes

    CBÉS 0488

    Patrick Sheahan

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  11. The Fiddler and the Fairies

    CBÉS 0489

    Michael Murphy

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  12. Fairies

    CBÉS 0491

    Eily Anglim, Richard Anglim

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  13. Fairies

    CBÉS 0493

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  14. Story - Fairies

    CBÉS 0499

    James Morrissey, John Gorey

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  15. Story - Fairies

    CBÉS 0499

    James Morrissey, John Gorey

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  16. Story - Fairies, Dead Man and Carpenter

    CBÉS 0499

    James Morrissey, Mrs John Dunworth

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  17. Knockfierna - The Hill of the Fairies

    CBÉS 0505

    Cornelious Normoyle, Nora Browne

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  18. A Battle between the Fairies of Clare and Limerick

    CBÉS 0505

    Cornelious Normoyle, Thomas Fennell

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  19. The Woman who Went with the Fairies

    CBÉS 0507

    Seosamh O Fearghail

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    “Another man of the district told me that Louther was once taken by the fairies.”

    CBÉS 0507

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