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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. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0037

    Mary Costello, Mrs Moran

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  2. Folklore - The Weather

    CBÉS 0040

    Mrs Moran

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  3. Local Happenings

    CBÉS 0049

    Agnes Moran, Mrs. Moran

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  4. The Woman from Ballinastack

    CBÉS 0078

    Mrs Moran

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    “There once was a man and he was coming from a visit and he met a man on the road...”

    CBÉS 0079

    Delia Moran, Mrs Moran

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    “Long ago the old people used to go up to the bogs and they used to pick rushes...”

    CBÉS 0079

    Delia Moran, Mrs Moran

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  7. Old Trades - Spinning

    CBÉS 0089

    Miss Bridget Moran, Mrs Moran

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  8. Marriages

    CBÉS 0089

    Brigid Moran, Mrs Moran

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  9. Marriages

    CBÉS 0089

    Brigid Moran, Mrs Moran

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  10. A Story

    “Once upon a time there were two Protestant brothers.”

    CBÉS 0143

    Gertrude Lynn, Mrs Moran

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  11. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0143

    Ita Killeen, Mrs Moran

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  12. Féar Gorta

    CBÉS 0144

    Margaret Lynn, Mrs Moran

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  13. Old Customs

    CBÉS 0144

    May Killeen, Mrs Moran

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  14. A Stone

    CBÉS 0144

    Bridie Lynn, Mrs Moran

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  15. Tricks That They Used To Play on November's Night Long Ago

    CBÉS 0144

    Bridie Lynn, Mrs Moran

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  16. A Trick They Used to Play the First New Moon of the Year

    CBÉS 0144

    Bridie Lynn, Mrs Moran

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  17. Beleek

    CBÉS 0146

    Mrs Moran

    Ballina, Co. Mayo

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  18. Moyne Abbey

    CBÉS 0146

    Mrs Moran

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  19. Linen-Making

    CBÉS 0208

    Mary Ellen Moran, Mrs Moran

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  20. The Cure of Erysipelas

    CBÉS 0211

    Bridgie Doran, Mrs Moran

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