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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. Hidden Treasure

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    James Brunnock, Michael Brunnock

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  2. Hidden Treasure

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    James Brunnock, Michael Brunnock

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  3. Hidden Treasure

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    Donal Buckley, William Leddy

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  4. Hidden Treasure

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    James Flynn, Robert Martin

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  5. Brennan on the Moor

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    William Kenneally

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  6. A Funny Story

    “Hudden and Dudden and Daniel O'Leary were neighbours who lived in Ballinamadough a long time ago.”

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    Jeremiah O' Mahoney, John O' Mahoney

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  7. A Funny Story

    “There was a giant who lived near Ballyporeen and he had two sons.”

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    Patrick (Senior) Buckley, Patrick Buckley

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  8. A Funny Story

    “There was a patient who had just left a local hospital after having been operated on for appendicitis.”

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    John Coughlan, Thomas Brunnock

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  9. A Funny Story

    “There were two men living in this place some time ago. They were great friends with each other.”

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    Michael Brunnock, Thomas Brunnock

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  10. The Robbers

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    David Hyland, Mrs Mary Mac Carty

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    “Long ago a man was going to Clonmel with butter and his name was Garret Wall.”

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  12. Jack and Joan

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    William (Senior) Kenneally, William Kenneally

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    “Once upon a time a man named Patrick was walkng along a public road. He met two gentlemen with a dog.”

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    James Kenneally, John Kenneally

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    “Lismore was a man who lived long ago. He earned his living making baskets.”

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    David Fitzgibbons, Patrick Fitzgibbons

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    “One day two men met at a fair and one man said to the other "Come along and we will have a drink".”

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    Michael Mc Grath, William Mc Grath

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    “There was a man named Thomas Keenan. Every night people came to his house scoraidheacht.”

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    James Flynn, Robert Martin

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    “Thre was a young fellow long ago and he was driving a pair of goats along the road.”

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    James Brunnock, Michael Brunnock

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  18. Riddles

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  19. Weather-Lore

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    David Hyland, Thomas Hyland

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  20. Local Heroes

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    James Brunnock, Michael Brunnock

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