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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. My Townland - Ballyannon

    CBÉS 1112

    Ballyannan, Co. Donegal

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  2. My Townland - Hillside

    CBÉS 1112

    William Mc Laughlin

    Lederg, Co. Donegal

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  3. My Townland - Magheraban

    CBÉS 1112

    Brigid Mc Laughlin, William Mc Laughlin

    Tonduff, Co. Donegal

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  4. My Townland - Cashel

    CBÉS 1112

    Teresa Mc Laughlin, William Mc Laughlin

    Glebe, Co. Donegal

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  5. My Townland - Aughaweel

    CBÉS 1112

    James Mc Laughlin, Teresa Mc Laughlin

    Ballyannan, Co. Donegal

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  6. Bread

    CBÉS 1112

    Brigid Moran, Mrs Doherty

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  7. Boxty Bread

    CBÉS 1112

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  8. Boxty Dumplings

    CBÉS 1112

    Brigid Moran, Mrs Doherty

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  9. Dyeing

    CBÉS 1112

    Annie Mc Laughlin, Denis Mc Laughlin

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  10. Greenhill Old Graveyard

    CBÉS 1112

    Margaret Diver, William Mc Laughlin

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  11. Homemade Toys

    CBÉS 1112

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  12. Doll-Making

    CBÉS 1112

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    “The people used make spinning ginnies as toys out of spools for the children.”

    CBÉS 1112

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    “The dolls that were in my grandmothers days were a piece of cloth shaped like a doll and stuffed with hay and then sewed up.”

    CBÉS 1112

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    “To make a doll in olden times people used to get a piece of black cloth or a black stocking.”

    CBÉS 1112

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  16. (no title)

    “Long ago when our grandfathers were living, they used to have games, but not the games we have now.”

    CBÉS 1112

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    “The young people made whistles out of the bark of a sycamore tree.”

    CBÉS 1112

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  18. Toys - A Sling

    CBÉS 1112

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  19. Toys - Kites

    CBÉS 1112

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  20. Toy Lamps

    CBÉS 1112

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