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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. Holy Well

    CBÉS 0116

    James Mac Dermott, John Mac Dermott

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  2. Carn

    CBÉS 0116

    James Durcan

    Carn, Co. Mayo

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  3. Place Names

    CBÉS 0116

    John Mac Donagh, John Towey

    Killeen, Co. Mayo

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    “Long ago many stories were told about the fort that is in our land...”

    CBÉS 0116

    Dominick Brennan, Michael Brennan

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  5. The Béicadán

    CBÉS 0116

    John Mac Dermott, William Hayden

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  6. Folklore on Barnalyra Wood

    CBÉS 0116

    Barnalyra, Co. Mayo

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    “When a child would be born long ago they used to get a coal and put it into a cloth and leave it in the middle of the floor for fear the fairies would bring her...”

    CBÉS 0116

    James Durkan, William Duffy

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  8. Kilbeagh Parish

    CBÉS 0116

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  9. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0116

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  10. Old History of Kilbeagh

    CBÉS 0116

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  11. Death-Lore

    CBÉS 0116

    Éamonn Ó Ceallaig, Mary Bermingham

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  12. Old Riddles

    CBÉS 0116

    John Mac Donnell

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  13. Charlestown

    CBÉS 0116

    Pádraig Mac Briain

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  14. An Cnoc Rua

    CBÉS 0116

    Pádraig Mac Briain

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  15. Famine Times

    CBÉS 0116

    John Mac Dermott, Mary Dunleavy

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  16. Folklore - Certain Days

    CBÉS 0116

    Liam Ó Dáibhín

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    “The lights nowadays are much different to the lights that were long ago...”

    CBÉS 0116

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  18. Cures

    CBÉS 0116

    Séamus Ó Braonán

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  19. Bread

    CBÉS 0116

    John Mc Donnell, Peter Higgins

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  20. Irish Words Used in the District

    CBÉS 0116

    Luke Kilroy, Pádraig Ó Riada

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