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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. Scéal - Píobaire an Aon Phoirt agus Finnbhar

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    Brighid Ní Fhlannagáin, Séamus Ó Flártaigh

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  2. Scéal Grinn

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    Mícheál Ó Cuirrín

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  3. Scéal

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    T. Martyn

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  4. Scéal faoin mBás

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    Seamus Ó Chongalaigh

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  5. Seán Tincéir

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    Kathleen Egan

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  6. A Story

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    Beatrice Casey, Mattie Casey

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  7. A True Story

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    James Grogan, Margaret Josephine Grogan

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  8. Scéal - An Bás

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    Pádraig Ó Cordubh

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  9. Seanscéal - Seán Bán

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    Sorcha Bean Uí Náraidhe

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  10. A Funny Story

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    Mary Geraty, Mrs. Lizzie Geraty

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  11. Folk Tales - God is not Fair

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    Mártain Ó Braonáin

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  12. A Story

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    May Killeen, Patrick Jordan

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  13. Paddy Makes a Compact with Death

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  14. An Fear agus an Bás

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    Seán Ua h Ealuighthe

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  15. Seán Mór

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    Máire Bean Uí Thuama

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    “Long, long ago there lived a man who had a child that was not baptised and he went for some good man to stand for the child.”

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    Edmond Buckley, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

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  17. Seán agus an Bás

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    Pádraig Ó Guithín

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  18. An Bás

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    Séamus Ó Laoithigh

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  19. Story - The Man Seeking a Sponsor for His Child in Baptism

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    Mr John Tierney

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  20. Story - Jack the Tinker (Origin of Jack of the Lantern or Will o' the Wisp)

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    Mary Noone, Patrick Mullins

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