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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. Old Cures

    CBÉS 1114

    Miss Alice Mc Elhinney, Monica Cavanagh, Mrs M Cavanagh

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  2. Old Cures

    “A Smith's Cure: If any one has horses dying in succession it is said that if he gets half a crown from the blacksmith the disease will go away.”

    CBÉS 1114

    Mr George Mc Laughlin

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  3. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 1114

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    “When the first tea came to Carn, there was a 'station' in Glentogher and though it would be a rare thing to have tea ready for the clergy after the station, the woman of the house in which the station was held, bought a pound of tea and put it in a large ”

    CBÉS 1114

    Mrs Maggie Doherty

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    “In the days gone by, people used octen porridge for their breakfast and a few potatoes and herring for their dinner.”

    CBÉS 1114

    Mrs Ann O' Donnell

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    “Oat bread: - oat meal is made into a dough with hot water to which sometimes is added a pinch of sugar, it is then kneaded with flour and flattened out until it forms.”

    CBÉS 1114

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  7. Milking Customs

    CBÉS 1114

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    “Other information is given that before tea came to this district, the people used milk and home-baked bread as an evening meal.”

    CBÉS 1114

    Mrs Kearney

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  9. Old Schools

    CBÉS 1114

    Mr John Nelson, Patrick Long

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  10. Old Prayers

    CBÉS 1114

    Miss Ann O' Donnell

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  11. Old Prayers

    “Heart of Jesus I adore thee, Heart of Mary I implore, Heart of Joseph pure and just.”

    CBÉS 1114

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  12. Lore of Certain Days

    CBÉS 1114

    Mrs George Mc Laughlin

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  13. Lore of Certain Days

    CBÉS 1114

    Mr Henry Doherty

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  14. Severe Weather

    CBÉS 1114

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  15. Severe Weather

    CBÉS 1114

    Mr John Nelson

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  16. Local Monuments - The Donagh Cross

    CBÉS 1114

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  17. Local Monuments

    “There is a standing stone in a field of Philip O' Donnell's, Ballybig, Carndonagh.”

    CBÉS 1114

    Maeve Doogan, Mrs Farron

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  18. Local Beliefs and Sayings

    CBÉS 1114

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  19. Local Beliefs with Regard to the Weather

    CBÉS 1114

    Mrs J. Doherty

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  20. Local Beliefs and Sayings

    CBÉS 1114

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