The Schools’ Collection

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

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    It came to my mouth to tell him..." ¶ "(It's) a cure for sore eyes to see you.

    CBÉS 0224

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    Long ago, a man was coming from card playing. On his way home he had to pass a grave-yard.

    CBÉS 0224

    Edmund Sharkey, Seán Sharkey

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  3. Story

    CBÉS 0224

    Bertie O Hara, Mrs O Hara

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  4. Story

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    Mrs Dolphin, Tommy Dolphin

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    There was once an old man who had a hump on his back.

    CBÉS 0224

    John Kelly, Pat Kelly

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    Years ago a family named Lowther lived in Riversdale. It was a custom in the house never to make...

    CBÉS 0224

    Bridget Callaghan, Padraig Mc Hugh

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    There lived a man in the early ages whose name was Seán McRonald who was locally known as Seán Na gCeann.

    CBÉS 0224

    Patrick Rowley, Seán Scollan

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    A man named Pat Magee who lived in a townland up the mountain was very poor.

    CBÉS 0224

    Antony Turbitt, Hugh Turbitt

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    One very dark night as Tom Galligan was coming home from Pat Gaffney's...

    CBÉS 0224

    Francis Michael McGovern, Michael Fee

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  10. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0224

    John Mc Hugh, Padraig Mc Hugh

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    One night a certain man was going home from his céilidhe. As he was going along the road he saw a black form...

    CBÉS 0224

    Mr P. Flood, Séan Flood

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    On the night of the Big Wind there was a wake in a certain house. The corpse was laid out on the kitchen table.

    CBÉS 0224

    Frances Flood, Seán Flood

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    My mother and another woman were walking along a road one night. It was fairly dark and they had to pass by a fort.

    CBÉS 0224

    Hugh Reynolds, Mrs Hugh Reynolds

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    About fifty years ago a man named Mr Mc Cartain went into a wood to cut a tree to make a ladder.

    CBÉS 0224

    Gerard Murphy, Mrs Mc Tiernan

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    There was once a man in Aughatowney who went to gather sticks one winter night.

    CBÉS 0224

    Jerry Crossan, Patrick Mc Tiernan

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    One night about twenty years ago a man was going to Ballinamore on a bicycle.

    CBÉS 0224

    Mrs O Brien, Seán Dolphin

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    Seán na gCeann" had a castle on the shores of Lough Scurr.

    CBÉS 0224

    Mr Heslin, Seán Dolphin

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  18. Seán na gCeann Met His Death

    CBÉS 0224

    Con Galloghy, Phelim Galloghy

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    A man and his wife had one son. He was always out very late at night.

    CBÉS 0224

    Francie Harkin

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    One time my great-great-grandmother was spinning in her home at Lisacarn.

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    Michael Moran, Mrs Sweeney

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