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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. Tubberbracken Fair

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  2. The Big Fish

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  3. Riddles

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  4. Kilcornan Church

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  5. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  6. Names of Fields and Place Names

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

    Cill Chornáin, Co. na Gaillimhe

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  7. Cloch Fáil Bháis

    CBÉS 0033

    Ned Kelly, Willliam Feeney

    Tobar Breacáin, Co. na Gaillimhe

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  8. The Ward Party

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  9. Coronation Tree

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  10. Coronation Chain

    CBÉS 0033

    John Madden, Ned Kelly

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  11. Ogham on Stones

    CBÉS 0033

    Denis Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  12. Three Cows

    “Long Long ago a lovely mermaid arose out of the sea...”

    CBÉS 0095C

    Annie Kearns, Ned Kelly

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  13. Five Eggs for a Meal

    CBÉS 0095C

    Annie Kearns, Ned Kelly

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  14. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0095C

    Annie Kearns, Ned Kelly

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  15. A Fairy Story

    CBÉS 0095C

    Annie Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  16. The Old Forge

    CBÉS 0456

    Ned Kelly, Nora Moynihan

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    “Long ago fairies used to be seen. There were two boys playing on the road one day and a gentleman came along and coaxed one of the boys with him and led him as far as a fort...”

    CBÉS 0456

    Ned Kelly, Nora Moynihan

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  18. (no title)

    “In our farm long ago in one of the fields there was a house and a widow living in it...”

    CBÉS 0456

    Mary Kelly, Ned Kelly

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  19. Past Method of Making Butter

    CBÉS 0456

    Máire Ní Cheallaig, Ned Kelly

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