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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. The Marriages of Long Ago

    CBÉS 0139

    Paddy Kelly, Tomás Ó Ceallaigh

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  2. Cures

    CBÉS 0140

    Paddy Kelly, Tomás Ó Ceallaigh

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  3. Pastimes

    CBÉS 0140

    Paddy Kelly, Thomas Kelly

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  4. Holy Wells

    CBÉS 0140

    Paddy Kelly, Thomas Kelly

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  5. Herbs and Weeds

    CBÉS 0140

    Paddy Kelly, Thomas Kelly

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  6. The Churn

    CBÉS 0140

    Mrs Kelly, Paddy Kelly

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  7. The Local Forges

    CBÉS 0140

    Paddy Kelly, Thomas Kelly

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  8. Stories of the Holy Family

    CBÉS 0140

    Mrs Mc Donnell, Paddy Kelly

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  9. The Local Landlords

    CBÉS 0140

    Paddy Kelly, Thomas Kelly

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  10. Funny Stories Heard Locally

    CBÉS 0211

    Josie Lynch, Paddy Kelly

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    “A man who was going to the fair one night started from his house at 1 o'c a.m. with his horse and cart.”

    CBÉS 0463

    Mrs Mary O Sullivan, Paddy Kelly

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    “Flummery" was a favourite dish by those who ground their own wheat with the querns; the chaff left was gathered and boiled soft and nice and this was "the flummery" of which Roddy the Rover speaks.”

    CBÉS 0463

    Con Kelly, Paddy Kelly

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    “In Croboy where the Oakes now live there was a farmer...”

    CBÉS 0684

    Paddy Kelly

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  14. A Ghost-Story

    CBÉS 0812

    James Kelly, Paddy Kelly

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    “One time a man was living in an old house, and he was very poor. He said to his wife that he would go off to work for a year. One morning he set off to look for work and after walking about ten miles he went into a farmer's house and he asked for work.”

    CBÉS 0862

    Paddy Kelly, Patrick Lyons

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    “One time there lived a man in Johnswell and his name was John Murphy. He used to buy hay in Callan every year and he used to leave it in ricks until Spring.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Paddy Kelly, Patrick Lyons

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    “One time there was a gentleman living in Johnswell, and he used to be always cursing. He used to go to play cards every night and he used to go on a horse.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Paddy Kelly, Patrick Lyons

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  18. (no title)

    “One night Jack Brennan was going home from rambling and he took the short cut across fields.”

    CBÉS 0863

    Paddy Kelly, Patrick Lyons

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  19. A Story about Murder

    CBÉS 0904

    Maggie Doyle, Paddy Kelly

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  20. A Story about a Ghost Dog

    CBÉS 0904

    Maggie Doyle, Paddy Kelly

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