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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. Local Cures - Warts

    CBÉS 0145

    Patrick Walsh, Robert Fair

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  2. Local Cures - Ringworm

    CBÉS 0145

    Patrick Walsh, Robert Fair

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  3. Local Cures - Whooping-Cough

    CBÉS 0145

    Patrick Walsh, Robert Fair

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  4. Local Cures - Elf Shot

    CBÉS 0145

    Patrick Walsh, Robert Fair

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  5. Local Cures - The Rose

    CBÉS 0145

    Patrick Walsh, Robert Fair

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  6. Churning - Local Customs

    CBÉS 0145

    Margaret Gardiner, William Jackson

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    “An old woman here about 80 years ago, her name is not remembered, used turn into a hare and suck other peoples' cows.”

    CBÉS 0145

    Cecil Carroll, Charles Carroll

    Ballysakeery, Co. Mayo

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  8. The Mermaid

    CBÉS 0145

    Patrick Walsh, Robert Fair

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  9. The Banshee

    CBÉS 0145

    Margaret Gardiner, William Jackson

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  10. Local Stories

    CBÉS 0145

    John Gardiner, Robert Fair

    Moyne Abbey, Co. Mayo

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  11. Local Stories

    CBÉS 0145

    Cecil Carroll, Charles Carroll

    Carrowkelly, Co. Mayo

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  12. Riddles

    CBÉS 0145

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  13. Proverbs Used in the District

    CBÉS 0145

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  14. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0145

    Newtownwhite, Co. Mayo

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  15. Old Crafts

    CBÉS 0145

    Sam Jackson

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  16. Basket-Making

    CBÉS 0145

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  17. Thatching

    CBÉS 0145

    Patrick Walsh

    Derreen, Co. Mayo

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  18. Soap-Making

    CBÉS 0145

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  19. Starch-Making

    CBÉS 0145

    Margaret Gardiner

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  20. Bread

    CBÉS 0145

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