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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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    “In the year 1884 there was a school house where our local creamery was burned down recently and it was called the Bird's nest.”

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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    “In the year 1878 a six thousand ton boat was stranded in Courtmacsherry Bay during a dense fog.”

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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    “There is a fort in McCarthy's land in Burren.”

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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    “In the year 1870 a schooner called the Yellow Branch sailed from Courtmacsherry bound for Newport for a cargo of coal.”

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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    “About the year 1880 mackerel fishing was in full swing from Kinsale harbour to Bantry Bay.”

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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  6. Food for Human Use

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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  7. A Quilt Stolen from an Old Woman

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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  8. A Great Swimmer

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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    “Sick persons should not be visited on Monday or Friday.”

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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  10. A Ghost Seen About the Year 1860

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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  11. The Fitting for Baking Cakes Fifty Years Ago

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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  12. A Ghost Seen between Timoleague and Clonakilty about Fifty Years ago

    CBÉS 0313

    James Keohane, Patrick Keohane

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