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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. Lucan Castle

    CBÉS 0794

    John Reynolds

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  2. Old Houses

    CBÉS 0794

    Nora Campion

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  3. St Edmondsbury

    CBÉS 0794

    Lucan, Co. Dublin

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  4. Spa

    CBÉS 0794

    Mr J. Brady, N. Ronan

    Lucan, Co. Dublin

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  5. A Bishop

    “Not the least of Lucan's glories is that here the future Archbiship of Toronto said his first prayers, learned his first lessons, received his first aspirations to his exalted calling.”

    CBÉS 0794

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  6. A Bishop

    “Speaking of Dr Lynch brings to mind another bishop of much more recent date who also owns Lucan as his birthplace and with great pride too, one who is fresh in the memory of all the present inhabitants of this small town this present year of 1939 - I allu”

    CBÉS 0794

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  7. Customs

    CBÉS 0794

    Mai Rogers, Mrs Rogers

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  8. Customs

    CBÉS 0794

    Maureen Cumiskey

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  9. Customs

    CBÉS 0794

    Mary Teresa Mulligan, Mrs Mulligan

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  10. Customs

    CBÉS 0794

    Maureen Cumiskey

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  11. Customs

    CBÉS 0794

    Mary Kennedy, Mr Michael Kennedy

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  12. Ghost Stories

    CBÉS 0794

    Shinead Slattery, Thomas Slattery

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  13. Ghost Stories

    CBÉS 0794

    Maura Harte, Rita Grahame

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  14. Bush of Balgaddy

    CBÉS 0794

    Josie Passmore

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  15. Death

    CBÉS 0794

    Maureen Comiskey

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  16. Death

    CBÉS 0794

    Joan Murphy

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  17. Holy Well

    CBÉS 0794

    Miss Katie Mc Govern, Nellie Ronan

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  18. A Newspaper

    CBÉS 0794

    Miss Katie Mc Govern, Nellie Ronan

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  19. The Dog

    CBÉS 0794

    Mary Greene, Mr Thornberry

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  20. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0794

    Molly Byrne, Mr J. Mc Connell

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