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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. Old Schools

    CBÉS 0037

    Mary Connell, William Keane

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  2. Riddles etc.

    CBÉS 0405

    William Finucane, William Keane

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  3. Riddles etc.

    CBÉS 0405

    Thomas Leahy, William Keane

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  4. Local Heroes - Great Walker

    CBÉS 0405

    Thomas Leahy, William Keane

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  5. Old Trades and Crafts - Candle Maker

    CBÉS 0405

    Thomas Flavin, William Keane

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  6. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0405

    William Finucane, William Keane

    Kealid, Co. Kerry

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  7. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0405

    William Finucane, William Keane

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    “About a hundred years ago it was a common thing to find men working in the fields and in the bogs with a good knowledge not only of Irish but also of the classic.”

    CBÉS 0406

    Peg Barry, William Keane

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  9. (no title)

    “There was a bank in Listowel and it was known as Roche's bank.”

    CBÉS 0406

    William Keane

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  10. (no title)

    “About eighty years ago a publican lived in Church St, Listowel.”

    CBÉS 0406

    William Keane

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  11. (no title)

    “This was a custom in this district at the time and very few cases of robbery occurred.”

    CBÉS 0406

    William Keane

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  12. (no title)

    “When I was a boy about 40 years ago there was a well known character in Listowel, whose real name was Patrick O'Conner but who was popularly known as Patsy the Cuttoner.”

    CBÉS 0406

    William Keane

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  13. Local Heroes

    CBÉS 0407

    Cahal Kennelly, William Keane

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  14. Holy Wells - St Brendan's Well

    CBÉS 0443

    John O Donovan, Séamus Ua Conchubhair, William Keane

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  15. Abbey

    CBÉS 0511

    Josephine Wallis, William Keane

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  16. Kilmallock

    CBÉS 0511

    Josephine Wallis, William Keane

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  17. Folklore

    CBÉS 0511

    Josephine Wallis, William Keane

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  18. Landlords

    CBÉS 0511

    Breeda Mac Namee, William Keane

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  19. Old Schools

    CBÉS 0654

    William Keane

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  20. Local Forges

    CBÉS 0654

    William Keane

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