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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. Folklore - Fishing - Chiefly Herring and Salmon

    CBÉS 0164

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  2. The Local Herring Fishing

    CBÉS 0168

    Miss B. Kivlehan

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  3. A Story

    “At one time Ballisodare Bay was noted for the large supply of Herring which were caught in it every year.”

    CBÉS 0176

    Enid Craig

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  4. St Patrick and the Herring

    CBÉS 0246

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    “Throwing a herring to catch a hake...”

    CBÉS 0294

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  6. Dip in the Dip and Leave the Herring for Your Father

    CBÉS 0638

    Brigid Conway, Mrs M. Conway

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  7. A Rhyme about a Herring

    CBÉS 0869

    Mary Phelan, Patrick Sandford

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  8. Herring Fishing in Wexford Bay

    CBÉS 0880

    Emma Owens

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  9. Story - Saint Patrick and the Herring

    CBÉS 0932

    Mrs Brian Woods

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  10. (no title)

    “I suppose it was about one hundred and twenty years ago when a yawl was fishing herring in Bruckless Bay.”

    CBÉS 1039

    James Mc Callig

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    “In the days gone by, people used octen porridge for their breakfast and a few potatoes and herring for their dinner.”

    CBÉS 1114

    Mrs Ann O' Donnell

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