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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 0448

    Sean Kelly, Tim Horan

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  2. Local Heroes

    CBÉS 0448

    Sean Kelly, Tim Horan

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  3. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0448

    Sean Kelly, Tim Horan

    Scartaglin, Co. Kerry

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    “Jack Lynch told me that their principal Winter pastime when he was young was the making of Potato guns...”

    CBÉS 0608

    Jack Lynch, Sean Kelly

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  5. Wild Animals

    CBÉS 0608

    Jack Lynch, Sean Kelly

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  6. Old Houses

    CBÉS 0668

    Mrs Callan, Sean Kelly

    Transcript

  7. Treasure Stories

    CBÉS 0795

    Sean Kelly

    Transcript

  8. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0801

    John Kelly, Sean Kelly

    Transcript

  9. Local Heroes

    CBÉS 0801

    Sean Kelly, William Quinn

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  10. Irish Place Names

    CBÉS 0801

    Sean Kelly, Teresa Mooney

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    “It is said that April borrows three days from March to "bury the old cow".”

    CBÉS 0801

    Sean Kelly, Teresa Mooney

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  12. (no title)

    “About the years 1845, '46 and '47 a great famine raged in Ireland.”

    CBÉS 0801

    Patrick Kelly, Sean Kelly

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  13. (no title)

    “There following are a list of old words and proverbs used in this district.”

    CBÉS 0801

    Sean Kelly, Teresa Mooney

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    “Boxty bread, was bread which was made very rarely.”

    CBÉS 0801

    John Kelly, Sean Kelly

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  15. Names of Fields

    CBÉS 0977

    Sean Kelly

    Transcript

  16. My Home District

    CBÉS 0977

    Sean Kelly

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  17. The Churn

    CBÉS 1036

    Michael Gallagher, Sean Kelly

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  18. Sowens

    CBÉS 1036

    Niel Kelly, Sean Kelly

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  19. Bonfire Night

    CBÉS 1036

    Michael Gallagher, Sean Kelly

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  20. St Naile

    CBÉS 1036

    Mrs Campbell, Sean Kelly

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