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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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    “Once upon a time a woman and three maidens lived in a forest.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Anthony Mc Hale, Nellie Mc Hale

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    “Once upon a time there lived two women. They were neighbours.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Anthony Mc Hale, Nellie Mc Hale

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    “There were once three men who one morning were going to the fair.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Anthony Mc Hale, Nellie Mc Hale

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    “There was once a man from the parish of Backs who went to the fair in Castlebar.”

    CBÉS 0150

    John Breslin, Rita Breslin

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    “Once upon a time there lived a man in Derrimonan which is a village in the parish of Backs.”

    CBÉS 0150

    John Breslin, Rita Breslin

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    “Once upon a time there lived a man named Gobniu in Ireland.”

    CBÉS 0150

    John Breslin, Rita Breslin

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    “Once upon a time there was a house in which a ghost was to be seen.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Anthony Mc Hale, Nellie Mc Hale

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    “Once upon a time there lived in a village a man and his wife.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Anthony Mc Hale, Nellie Mc Hale

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    “Once upon a time there was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters.”

    CBÉS 0150

    John Breslin, Rita Breslin

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    “About a hundred years ago there lived a little girl named Annie Deacy in a village named Knockmore in the parish of Bailenahaglish.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Joan Flynn, Mary Flynn

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    “There were once two men living in a village near Foxford.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Joan Flynn, Mary Flynn

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    “Once upon a time there were three brothers whose names were Dick, Harry and Tom.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Pat Butler, Patrick Mc Hale

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    “There was a tailor living in Currabaggan long ago.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Pat Butler, Patrick Mc Hale

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    “Pádraig Falson was a very poor man. He said to his wife Mary, "I must go to the forge to get my spade mended.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Pat Butler, Patrick Mc Hale

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    “Once upon a time there was a woman who had three sons.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Anthony Cannon, John Cannon

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    “Once upon a time there lived two sisters together in a mountain.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Anthony Cannon, John Cannon

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    “Ballymacredmond is a village situated in the parish of Ballynahaglish about four miles south of Ballina and convenient to the main road leading from Ballina to Pontoon.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Peggy Flynn, William Bourke

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    “Over a hundred years ago a man named Dick Bourke lived in the village of Ballymacredmond.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Peggy Flynn, William Bourke

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    “There was once a rich man who had a lot of servants.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Mary Flynn, Peggy Flynn

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    “Once upon a time there lived a king who had a beautiful daughter.”

    CBÉS 0150

    Mrs Barbara Walsh, Peggy Flynn

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