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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 Devil's Hole Field

    CBÉS 0440

    Katherine Galvin, Kathleen Higgins

    Clahane, Co. Kerry

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  2. A Story

    CBÉS 0440

    Hanna Trant, Mary O' Donnell

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  3. Founded on Fact

    CBÉS 0440

    Eugene Mac Grath, Nanie Mac Grath

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  4. (no title)

    “One night a certain man was coming from town. He had a pony and trap...”

    CBÉS 0440

    Mrs Brosnan, Noreen Egan

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  5. Superstitions

    CBÉS 0440

    Josie Sheehy, Mr Thomas Sheehy

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  6. Old Cures

    CBÉS 0440

    Johanna Sheehy, Josie Sheehy

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  7. Old Stories

    CBÉS 0440

    Josie Sheehy, Mrs Sheehy

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  8. Old Stories

    CBÉS 0440

    Johanna Sheehy, Josie Sheehy

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  9. Old Stories

    CBÉS 0440

    Johanna Sheehy, Josie Sheehy

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  10. Old Stories

    CBÉS 0440

    Josie Sheehy

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  11. Old Stories

    CBÉS 0440

    Josie Sheehy, Mrs Miller

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  12. How the Feale Got Its Name

    CBÉS 0440

    Josie Sheehy, Mr T. O' Brien

    Scrahan, Co. Kerry

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    “In a part of the Rathmore district there is a big spacious house. In olden times it was haunted nobody ever lived in its vicinity...”

    CBÉS 0440

    Mrs Rourke, Shelia O' Rourke

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    “Long ago, there lived a man named Sean Com in Craol na Spride about two and a half mile from Castleisland...”

    CBÉS 0440

    Mrs O' Rourke, Shelia O' Rourke

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  15. One of the Local Landlords in Castlemaine

    CBÉS 0440

    Hanna Trant, Mrs Mac Kenna

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  16. A Story of Ballyheige

    CBÉS 0440

    Eugene Mac Grath, Norrie Mac Grath

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  17. A Midnight Experience

    CBÉS 0440

    Norrie Mac Grath, Patrick Gavin

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  18. A Recent Occurrence

    CBÉS 0440

    Norrie Mac Grath, Patrick Gavin

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  19. An Unheeded Warning

    CBÉS 0440

    Hanna Mac Grath, Norrie Mac Grath

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  20. A Voice from the Past

    CBÉS 0440

    Julia Mac Grath, Norrie Mac Grath

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