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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. B'fhéidir gurb é do Leas é

    CBÉS 0007

    Micil Ó Uaithnín, Pádraic Ó Linneán

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    “There was a man in Belclare one time and he was a shoemaker . . .”

    CBÉS 0022

    Frank Bones, Patrick Roche

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  3. Local Cure for a Cold

    CBÉS 0022

    Mrs Peter Coyne

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  4. Cromail i Ros Cam

    CBÉS 0032

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  5. (no title)

    “A Cure for running sores was made from eggs, sulpher...”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “There was a poor but very clever Connaught boy long ago, who went to Munster to teach.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “At one time there was a young man herding cattle near Knockma, Tuam. The fairies were on their way to steal a young girl in the north of Ireland who was getting married.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “When Cromwell was passing by Kiltarta, Co. Galway all the way people rushed to the caves and brought the dogs with them”

    CBÉS 0050

    Mary Neilan, Patrick Neilan

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  9. Cromail an Caibléara Bróg

    CBÉS 0061

    Peadar Ó Briain

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  10. Cromwell

    CBÉS 0079

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    “The fox is supposed to be a wild dog his colour is red and he has a bushy tail.”

    CBÉS 0079

    Nora Jordan, Thomas Jordan

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  12. Death of Cromell

    CBÉS 0113

    Annie Marie Dunleavy, Mrs Patrick Boyle

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  13. Scéal

    CBÉS 0121

    John Corley, Mary Walsh

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  14. Cromwell

    CBÉS 0131C

    Éamonn Ó Cléirigh

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  15. Cromail

    CBÉS 0131C

    Éamonn Ó Cléirigh

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  16. Historical Tradition

    CBÉS 0156

    Tom Fox, William Mc Gloin

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  17. Cromwell

    CBÉS 0168

    Miss B. Kivlehan, Teresa Tiernan

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  18. Cromail

    CBÉS 0174

    Tomás Ó Cearbhall

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  19. A Story

    CBÉS 0205

    Mary Carrigan, Pat Flynn

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  20. An Old Road

    CBÉS 0205

    Mary Carrigan, Pat Flynn

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