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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. The Local Roads

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Hurley

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  2. Our Holy Wells

    CBÉS 0044

    John Kilduff

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  3. The Potato Crop

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Hurley

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  4. Proverbs

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Hurley

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  5. Festival Customs

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Hurley

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  6. Care of Our Farm Animals

    CBÉS 0044

    Owen Naughton

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  7. Churning

    CBÉS 0044

    John Kilduff

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  8. The Care of the Feet

    CBÉS 0044

    William Fallon

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  9. The Local Forge

    CBÉS 0044

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  10. Clothes Made Locally

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Fallon

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  11. Stories of the Holy Family

    CBÉS 0044

    Louis Taylor

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  12. The Local Patron Saint

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Fallon

    Transcript

  13. The Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0044

    Francis Shaughnessy

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  14. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Fallon

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  15. A Football Match

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Conneely

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  16. An Old Story

    “There are lots of good old stories told in this locality. Some years ago a man called John Nolan was working at a certain house.”

    CBÉS 0044

    Michael Fallon

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  17. Old Irish Tales

    “There are lots of stories told about the Fenians of long ago. People tell them around the fire on long winter nights.”

    CBÉS 0044

    John Kilduff

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  18. Local Monuments

    CBÉS 0044

    Michael Fallon

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  19. Buying and Selling

    CBÉS 0044

    Patrick Hurley

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  20. Old Houses

    CBÉS 0044

    Angela Larkin

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