The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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    Once a man named Pat Moore dreamed that he and his neighbour went to a certain spot in our field and they got a pot of gold after digging for some time.

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    Catherine Kearns, Patrick Kearns

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  2. Weather-Lore

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    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  3. Old Crafts

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    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  4. Local Cures

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    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  5. Bird-Lore

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  6. Homemade Toys

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  7. Travelling Folk

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  8. A Fairy Rath

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  9. Games

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  10. My Home District

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

    Baile Uí Mhaoilmhiaigh, Co. an Longfoirt

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  11. Herbs

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  12. Churning

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  13. Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  14. Bread

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  15. The Food We Eat

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  16. Clothes Made Locally

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  17. Buying and Selling

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  18. The Local Names of Coins

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  19. Local Graveyards

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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  20. The Leprechaun

    CBÉS 0752

    Patrick Kearns, Pauline Kearns

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