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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. Games I Play

    CBÉS 0043

    Bridie Sweeney, Jimmy Miskill, John Sweeney, Seán Kenny, Stephen Cahill

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  2. The Local Patron Saint

    CBÉS 0043

    Bridie Sweeney, James Brennan, John Sweeney, Joseph Connolly

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  3. Old Stories

    CBÉS 0043

    J. Cahill, James Kenny, James Miskell, John Mc Loughlin, John Sweeney, Lily Mc Loughlin, Martin Kenny, Michael Kane, Seán Glynn, Stephen Cahill, Teresa Glynn, Thomas Kenny

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  4. Herbs

    CBÉS 0043

    John Sweeney

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  5. Catching Fish

    CBÉS 0140

    John Sweeney, Thomas Pryal

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  6. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0161

    John Sweeney

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  7. A Story

    CBÉS 0166

    John Sweeney, Michael Burke

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  8. A Snowfall

    CBÉS 0166

    John Sweeney, M. Burke

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  9. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0179

    John Sweeney

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  10. An Old School

    CBÉS 0179

    John Sweeney

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  11. A Drowning

    CBÉS 0179

    Bernard Sweeney, John Sweeney

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  12. Games I Play

    CBÉS 0290

    Dan Sweeney, John Sweeney

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  13. Local Roads

    CBÉS 0290

    John Sweeney

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  14. My Home District

    CBÉS 0290

    John Sweeney

    An Cnoc Rua, Co. Chorcaí

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  15. Holy Wells

    CBÉS 0290

    John Sweeney

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  16. Herbs

    CBÉS 0290

    John Sweeney

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  17. Churns

    CBÉS 0290

    John Sweeney

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  18. The Local Fairs

    CBÉS 0290

    John Sweeney

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  19. The Local Landlord

    CBÉS 0290

    John Sweeney

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    “About forty years ago there lived in Ballydehob a man who liked hunting and fowling very much.”

    CBÉS 0290

    John Sweeney

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