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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. (no title)

    “Cúpla chéad bliadháin ó shóin in aimsir na bpéin-dlighthe agus na géarleanamhainthe...”

    CBÉS 0030

    Rút Ní Mhaicín

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  2. Scéal

    CBÉS 0030

    Cáit Ní Ioláin, Miceál Mac Cuirnín

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  3. Bean Sí

    CBÉS 0030

    Cáit Ní Ioláin, Miceál Mac Cuirnín

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  4. An Drochshaol a Bhí Amuigh Fadó

    CBÉS 0030

    Cáit Ní Ioláin, Miceál Mac Cuirnín

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  5. (no title)

    “When we came from America first, we went to live for a year in Roscahill near Ucterard.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Imelda Donagh

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  6. The Norse Set

    CBÉS 0030

    Isobel O' Donnell

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    “Once upon a time there used to be a mermaid coming a shore at the pier head in the Claddagh village.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Maura Coyne, Patrick Melia

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    “In Ireland long ago the people used to say that there was such a man as the leipreacán and that this man used to be dressed in a red hat and green shoes.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Bridie Connolly

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    “Bhí fear ann fadó agus bhí ceathair mach aige, bhí siadh tuirseach sa mbaile agus chuaidh as ceathair acú amach ar thoir oibhre.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Nóra Ní Droighneáin

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  10. (no title)

    “I some parts of the country it is the custom on May-day to decorate the houses with green branches and to put up a May-Pole with flowers and branches.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Addie Molloy

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    “About a hundred years ago the people of Tuam used to think that a person with a bad eye could take away the butter from your cows.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Bea Mangan

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  12. (no title)

    “About a hundred years ago faction fighting was very common.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Bea Mangan

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    “Gombeen money was given for a loan by a man in a village and he used to charge about 5s for the £1 for intrest for this money.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Bea Mangan

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    “There was a respectable family lives in the county Roscommon who owned a large property.”

    CBÉS 0030

    Mary Kilmartin

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  15. Lá Fhéile Stiofáin

    CBÉS 0030

    Mairéad Ní Chomháin, Sorca Ní Chomháin

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  16. An Leipreachán

    CBÉS 0030

    Mairéad Ní Chomáin, Sorca Ní Chomáin

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  17. The Dunmore Castle

    CBÉS 0030

    Brigid Reilly, Mary Reilly

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  18. Rahoon Graveyard

    CBÉS 0030

    Mary Reilly, Mr Ryan

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  19. Scéal

    CBÉS 0030

    Tomás Ó Maolalaidh, Treasa Ní Mhaolalaidh

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  20. Forthill

    CBÉS 0030

    Carmel Kavanagh, Mrs Monaghan

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