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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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    “The old people believed that one should never plough a fort.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Paddy Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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    “There were two brother's living together long ago, one of them was Jack and the other was Paddy...”

    CBÉS 0460

    P. Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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    “Sam Hussey was a landlord.”

    CBÉS 0460

    James Fitzgerald, Nora Fitzgerald

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    “One day a woman called her husband to his dinner.”

    CBÉS 0460

    James Fitzgerald, Nora Fitzgerald

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    “Long ago a farmer had six or seven cows.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Pat Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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  6. How Killeagh Got Its Name

    CBÉS 0460

    Bridie Keane, Maurice Keane

    Killeagh, Co. Kerry

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    “One morning a woman in Killeagh was making a barrel.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Bridie Keane, M. Keane

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    “There is a fort on both sides of the road from Killeagh to Currans.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Margaret Griffin, Mrs Neligan

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    “Many years ago there lived in the neighbourhood of Killeagh a farmer by the name of Burke.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Bridie Keane, M. Keane

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    “There was once a monastery in Ardcrone.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Mary O' Keeffe, Mrs O' Keeffe

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    “Rosanean means the castle of the birds but I suppose rather the home of the birds.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Bridie Broderick, Patrick Broderick

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    “Gortshanavagh mean the field of the heifer.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Bridie Broderick, Patrick Broderick

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    “There lived in the parish of Firies long ago a man named Flynn.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Mrs Burke, Peggie Burke

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    “One night a boy named Jack Scott was coming home from town and it was twelve o'clock the dead hour of the night.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Maureen Corcoran, Mrs Corcoran

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    “A man was coming from Killarney one night about 12 o'clock.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Bridie Keane, Maurice Keane

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    “Lady Dowger was a very old lady and while she lived she led a very bad life.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Dan Brosnan, Sheila Brosnan

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    “One day two little boys went gathering nuts.”

    CBÉS 0460

    James Fitzgerald, Nora Fitzgerald

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    “Long, long ago there was a man sitting beside his fire.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Bridie Keane, Maurice Keane

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  19. (no title)

    “Once upon a time there lived a smith in Currans.”

    CBÉS 0460

    Bridie Keane, Maurice Keane

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    “There was a man from upper Killeagh named John De Lacy.”

    CBÉS 0460

    M. Keane

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