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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. May Day Customs

    CBÉS 0012

    Bina Whyte, Mr James Whyte

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  2. May Day and Whit Sunday

    CBÉS 0013

    Mary Delia Caulfield, Michael Ruddy

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  3. May Day

    CBÉS 0016

    Thomas Brennan

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  4. May Eve and May Day in Clare

    CBÉS 0022

    Clair, Miss Clair

    Transcript

  5. Old Customs or Piseoga about May Day and May Eve

    CBÉS 0026

    Patrick Healy

    Transcript

  6. More Customs on May Day

    CBÉS 0026

    Patrick Healy

    Transcript

  7. A Story Connected to May Day

    CBÉS 0026

    John Fahy, Tadg Fahy

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  8. A Story - May Day

    CBÉS 0026

    John Fahy

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  9. May Day

    CBÉS 0027

    Mrs Mc Grath, Vera Mc Grath

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    “I some parts of the country it is the custom on May-day to decorate the houses with green branches and to put up a May-Pole with flowers and branches.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Addie Molloy

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    “About three years ago on May day...”

    CBÉS 0038C

    Cristeoir Ó Buachacháin

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  12. May Day

    CBÉS 0040

    Mary Naughton, Michael Quinn

    Transcript

  13. May Day

    CBÉS 0040

    Joe Roche, John Moran

    Transcript

  14. May Day

    CBÉS 0040

    John Reilly, Thomas Burke

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  15. May Day - Old Customs

    CBÉS 0046

    Patrick Lally, William Hans

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  16. May Day Superstitions

    CBÉS 0046

    Martin Mc Govern, Mary Mc Govern

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  17. Festival Customs - May Day

    CBÉS 0047

    Patrick Smyth

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  18. May Day

    CBÉS 0050

    Marie Porter

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    “On May day the people stich.”

    CBÉS 0050

    Michael Slattery

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  20. Festival Customs - May Day

    CBÉS 0055

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