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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. A Story

    “There was once a woman in Carnakelly and she had one cow and calf.”

    CBÉS 0034

    Betty Reilly, Mrs Finnegan

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  2. Funny Stories

    CBÉS 0056

    Ellen Finnegan, Mrs Finnegan

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  3. Funny Stories

    CBÉS 0056

    Ita Finnegan, Mrs Finnegan

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  4. (no title)

    “There was once a man living in Co. Galway.”

    CBÉS 0056

    Ellen Finnegan, Mrs Finnegan

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  5. Local Folklore - Old Schools

    CBÉS 0112

    Dennis Finnegan, Mrs Finnegan

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  6. Local Folklore - Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0112

    Dennis Finnegan, Mrs Finnegan

    Coolnaha North, Co. Mayo

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  7. Christmas Customs

    CBÉS 0188

    Mrs Finnegan

    Transcript

  8. Illness and Cures

    CBÉS 0188

    Mrs Finnegan

    Transcript

  9. Old Crafts - Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing

    CBÉS 0188

    Mrs Finnegan

    Transcript

  10. Old Crafts - Shoemaking

    CBÉS 0188

    Mrs Finnegan

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  11. (no title)

    “Most of the men when they need to white wash their houses or out houses burn a kiln.”

    CBÉS 0188

    Mrs Finnegan

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  12. Local Crafts - Candle-Making

    CBÉS 0215

    George William Duke, Mrs Finnegan

    Transcript

  13. Local Crafts - Making Dye

    CBÉS 0215

    George William Duke, Mrs Finnegan

    Transcript

  14. Hedge-Schools

    CBÉS 0215

    George William Duke, Mrs Finnegan

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  15. (no title)

    “The Fianna lived sometimes in a place called the Hill of Allen.”

    CBÉS 0773

    Maura Gladney, Mrs Finnegan

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  16. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0787

    Kathleen Finnegan, Mrs Finnegan

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  17. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0787

    Kathleen Finnegan, Mrs Beggs, Mrs Finnegan

    Murragh, Co. Dublin

  18. Stories

    “There was an orchard in "The Forest" once owned by Mr Synes....”

    CBÉS 0787

    Mrs Finnegan

  19. Local Heroes

    “Feidlim Mc Cann of Ballyboghill in the parish of Naul, Co Dublin who is dead about twenty years....”

    CBÉS 0787

    Mrs Finnegan

  20. Home Districts

    CBÉS 0787

    Kathleen Finnegan, Mrs Finnegan

    Murragh, Co. Dublin

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