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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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    “Bhí fear a raibh mórán do shaibhreas an t-saoghail aige ina chomhnuidhe i dTulac na Dála fadó agus níor mhaith leis bás a fhághail cor ar bith.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “A great feast was once prepared for the Kings of Munster and Connaught and their friends.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlin Ni Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “At one time there was a ghost seen every night in a lake in Elphin drawing a stone up and down the lake and each morning the stone was left in the same place on the brink of the lake.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “In olden times there was a fairy mill in the western end of Graun's farm which is situation about a quarter of a mile from Tuam, to the east.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “Tullinadaly is a district situation a few miles north west of Tuam.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “There was a man named Stephen Crowe, a tenant of the Deering Estate, who was summoned for arrears of rent.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “A Cure for running sores was made from eggs, sulpher...”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “There was a poor but very clever Connaught boy long ago, who went to Munster to teach.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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    “At one time there was a young man herding cattle near Knockma, Tuam. The fairies were on their way to steal a young girl in the north of Ireland who was getting married.”

    CBÉS 0037

    Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa, Pat Conneely

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