The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0199

    Bridget E. Martin

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  2. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0199

    Maire Scanlon, Mrs Keaney

    Cornalaghta, Co. Leitrim

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  3. Story - Jack and the Pack of Cards

    CBÉS 0199

    P. Nelson

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  4. Local Superstitions

    CBÉS 0199

    Patrick Joseph Fowley

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  5. Local Wells

    CBÉS 0199

    Maggie B. Mc Dermott

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  6. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0199

    Rose Anne Smith

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  7. Drumlease Parish

    CBÉS 0199

    James Flanagan

    Drumlease, Co. Leitrim

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  8. Fairs of this Locality

    CBÉS 0199

    Jim Cunningham

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  9. Old Churches in My Locality

    CBÉS 0199

    Bridget E. Martin

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  10. Old Shops of the Locality

    CBÉS 0199

    Phil Mc Goldrick

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  11. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0199

    John J. Smith

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  12. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0199

    James Flanagan

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  13. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0199

    Bridget E. Martin

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  14. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0199

    Maggie B. Mc Dermott

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  15. Local Happenings Long Ago

    CBÉS 0199

    Nan Scanlon

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  16. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 0199

    Eugene Mc Ternan

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  17. Townlands and Their Probable Meaning

    CBÉS 0199

    P. Nelson

    Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim

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  18. My Townland

    CBÉS 0199

    Clara Martin

    Cartron, Co. Leitrim

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  19. Herbs and Weeds of the Locality

    CBÉS 0199

    James Flanagan

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  20. The Mermaid and Water-Horse of Lough Gill

    CBÉS 0199

    Rose Anne Smith

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