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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. Hidden Treasures

    CBÉS 0054

    John Dolan, Matilda Dolan

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  2. Hidden Treasures

    CBÉS 0054

    Alice Dolan, John Dolan

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  3. A Local Hero

    CBÉS 0054

    John Dolan, Matilda Dolan

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  4. Kilcooley Castle

    CBÉS 0054

    Christina Dolan, John Dolan

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  5. Herbs

    CBÉS 0054

    John Dolan, Matilda Dolan

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  6. Local Customs

    CBÉS 0054

    Christina Dolan, John Dolan

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  7. A Poem

    CBÉS 0054

    John Dolan, Matilda Dolan

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    “Long ago the women used to be going for water...”

    CBÉS 0079

    John Dolan, Julia Dolan

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  9. Blackthorn Sticks

    “First you cut it then you pare the branches off it and leave the little branches and thorns about a quarter inch long...”

    CBÉS 0204

    John Dolan, Pat Dolan

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  10. Games I Play

    CBÉS 0223

    John Dolan

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  11. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0229

    Bridget Dolan, John Dolan

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  12. A '98 Story

    CBÉS 0758

    John Dolan, Michael Connolly

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  13. An Old School

    CBÉS 0758

    John Dolan, Michael Connolly

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    “A family which it runs in they have only one eye each.”

    CBÉS 0817

    John Dolan, Thomas Dolan

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    “There was a man named Tiquin one time who had corn sown at Rapemills.”

    CBÉS 0817

    Frank Tiquin, John Dolan

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  16. Local Toys

    CBÉS 0838

    John Dolan, Michael Doyle

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  17. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0838

    John Dolan, Michael Doyle

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  18. Local Poets

    CBÉS 0922

    John Dolan

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  19. Herbs

    CBÉS 0922

    John Dolan

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  20. St Brigid's Night

    CBÉS 0965

    John Dolan, Rose Anne Mc Govern

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