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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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    “There was a farmer one time who had a number of men working”

    CBÉS 0557

    Mr Dunne

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    “There was a man living near Callan who was very fond of drink.”

    CBÉS 0557

    Mr Dunne

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    “There was an old married couple living half a mile outside Mullinahone.”

    CBÉS 0557

    Mr Dunne

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    “There was a man coming home from town late in the night.”

    CBÉS 0557

    Mr Dunne

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  5. Old Cures

    CBÉS 0679

    Frank Dunne, Mr Dunne

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  6. The Smith and the Forge

    CBÉS 0679

    John Dunne, Mr Dunne

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  7. The Lore of a Certain Day

    CBÉS 0697

    Mamie Rispin, Mr Dunne

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  8. A Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0780

    Mary Dunne, Mr Dunne

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  9. A Fairy Tale

    CBÉS 0780

    Mary Dunne, Mr Dunne

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  10. A Holy Well

    CBÉS 0780

    Mary Dunne, Mr Dunne

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  11. Bird-Lore

    CBÉS 0791

    Maureen Dunne, Mr Dunne

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  12. The Hermitage

    CBÉS 0795

    Joseph Dunne, Mr Dunne

    Palmerston, Co. Dublin

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  13. A Story of the Firm

    CBÉS 0798

    Henry Evans, Mr Dunne

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  14. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0803

    Mr Dunne, Mr J. Scally

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  15. Cures

    CBÉS 0835

    Maureen O Dowd, Mr Dunne

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  16. Place Names

    CBÉS 0835

    Eizabeth Dunne, Mr Dunne

    Port Laoise, Co. Laois

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  17. Castle Colm

    CBÉS 0848

    Maura Dunne, Mr Dunne

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  18. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0873

    B. Molloy, Mr Dunne

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    “A car was travelling from Kildare to Dublin.”

    CBÉS 0897

    Kitty Slevin, Mr Dunne

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  20. Riddles

    CBÉS 0898

    Kitty Slevin, Mr Dunne

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