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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. Bad Luck

    CBÉS 0116

    Micheál Mac Durcháin, Pádraig Ó Riada, William Duffy

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  2. Potato Crop

    CBÉS 0116

    John Towey, Patrick Bryanton

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  3. Old Cures

    CBÉS 0116

    Pat Grady, Thomas Gallagher

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  4. Old Houses

    CBÉS 0116

    James Haran, Luke Cafferky

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  5. Death-Lore

    CBÉS 0116

    John Mc Donnell, William Hayden

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  6. Story

    CBÉS 0116

    Patrick Bryanton

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  7. Bushfield

    CBÉS 0116

    James Haran, Mr Haran

    Tomboholla, Co. Mayo

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  8. Local Happenings - The Haunted Door

    CBÉS 0116

    Luke Kilroy, Luke Tunney

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  9. The Hidden Pot of Gold in My Field

    CBÉS 0116

    James Brennan, Michael Brennan

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  10. Churning

    CBÉS 0116

    Michael Grady, Patrick Grady

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  11. Festival Customs

    CBÉS 0116

    James Gavigan, John Mc Donnell

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  12. Fairs

    CBÉS 0116

    Ellen Egan, James Brennan

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    “The old people say that if anyone comes in while the churning is being made, they should say God bless the work or take the dash, or churn a while...”

    CBÉS 0116

    Patrick Mac Donagh, Thomas Colleran

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  14. Funny Story

    CBÉS 0116

    Dominick Kelly, Micheal Kelly

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  15. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0116

    Edward Kelly, Patrick Kilroy

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  16. Kilgarriff

    CBÉS 0116

    Patrick Grady, Thomas Murphy

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  17. Proverbs

    CBÉS 0116

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  18. Cures

    CBÉS 0116

    Dominick Harrison, James Brennan, James Haran

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  19. Story

    CBÉS 0116

    James Brennan, Michael Brennan

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  20. A Ghost-Story

    CBÉS 0116

    Michael Grady, Patrick Grady

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