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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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    “A battle is said to have been fought in a field in Mr Thomas Dowling's land.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “A churndash dressed up with ribbons was put standing on kitchen floor on 31st of January.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “A banshee follows the family of Ó Braonáin...”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “To cure a sty in the eye...”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “To cure warts...”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “To cure ringworm.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “Ass shoe or horse shoe over the door is good luck.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “Pádraig Mc Cárthaig cures headache by tying cloth around head.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “John Gill of Killlina cures baby's sore mouth by blowing breath and saying prayers.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “Lighted Candle is put on the window on Xmas Eve.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “Finn Mac Cumhaill leaped from Allen Hill to Ballentine.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “The house where muintir Wilkinson live was a hospital in famine times.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “Ballyteague + Littletown used to play gamess at a place called 'the flash'.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “The parish priests of Allen parish as far as living memory goes are...”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “Anne Saimers evicted O'Connors from Crosspatrick”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “The six oldest tombstones in Crosspatrick graveyard are.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “An old man named Davy Woods used to play the bagpipes here 50 years ago.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “A road made of hazel was found in the bog at Allenwood South.”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “There is a castle in Ballyteague...”

    CBÉS 0775

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    “There was a well called St Colmans well on Hill of Allen at Carrick.”

    CBÉS 0775

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