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

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  1. Saint Patrick Meets the Eoghanacht

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell, Mr Patrick O' Donnell

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  2. Athassel Abbey

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell, Patrick O' Donnell

    Athasselabbey North, Co. Tipperary

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  3. Old Houses

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell

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  4. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell, Mr O' Donnell

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  5. Local Cures for Animals

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell, Patrick O' Donnell

    Transcript

  6. The Fair Field of Kilfeakle

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell, Richard Cummins

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  7. Fairs - The Fair of Kilfeakle

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell, Patrick O' Donnell

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  8. Fairs

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell, Patrick O' Donnell

    Transcript

  9. Care of Our Farm Animals

    CBÉS 0579

    John O' Donnell, Patrick O' Donnell

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  10. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0590

    John O Donnell

    Transcript

  11. Saint Brigid's Cross

    CBÉS 0592

    John O' Donnell, Maureen O' Donnell

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  12. Sayings about the Weather

    CBÉS 0644

    John O' Donnell

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    “Poor people go from house to house seeking alms.”

    CBÉS 0644

    John O' Donnell

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    “There is a "lios" near my house.”

    CBÉS 0644

    John O' Donnell

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    “Once upon a time there was a man named John Boyle. This man was a good maker of candles.”

    CBÉS 1031

    John O' Donnell, Niall Brogan

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    “Once upon a time there was a wolf in the parish of Inver.”

    CBÉS 1031

    Jim Mc Groary, John O' Donnell

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    “It is unlucky to meet a hare on the road when one's getting married.”

    CBÉS 1031

    Jim Mc Groary, John O' Donnell

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  18. Halloween Tricks

    CBÉS 1039

    John O Donnell, Michael O Donnell

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  19. A Fairy Story

    CBÉS 1072

    Frances Buchanan, John O' Donnell

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  20. History of the Tinker Tribes in Co. Donegal

    CBÉS 1085

    John O Donnell

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