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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. Fionn Mc Cool's Stone

    CBÉS 1120

    Pat Roddy, Sara Roddy

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  2. Superstitions

    CBÉS 1120

    Kitty Brennan, Mr H. Brennan

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  3. Guesses

    CBÉS 1120

    Kitty Brennan, Mr H. Brennan

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    “Long ago weavers were not very common but the people of the country would weave their own clothes at home.”

    CBÉS 1120

    John Toland, Rose Doherty

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  5. Fairy Story

    CBÉS 1120

    Kath Friel, Mrs Mary Gill

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  6. Story

    “There was a woman one time working for a gentleman and she was leaving him.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Hannah Farren, John Farren

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  7. Poem

    “A soldier and a sailor went a walking one day ¶ Said the soldier to the sailor I have a great mind to pray.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Annie Devlin, William Porter

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  8. Story

    “One Halloween night a man and a woman were coming home in a donkey cart from Buncrana.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Bridget Hirrel

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  9. Guesses

    CBÉS 1120

    James Toland

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  10. Story - Occurred in the Time of the Penal Law

    CBÉS 1120

    Grace Doherty, Joseph Doherty

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  11. Story

    “Long ago a neighbour went to Derry and he missed the bus coming home.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Kathleen Kavanagh, Mrs Elizabeth Doherty

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  12. Story

    “Long ago two fairies came to a house and asked the woman of the house for potatoes.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Henry Doherty, Kathleen Kavanagh

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  13. Story

    “Once upon a time there lived two brothers. There was one of them a low set man and he was a very hard worker. The other was good for nothing.”

    CBÉS 1120

    John Toland, Maggie Doherty

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  14. Story

    “During the reign of Cromwell in Ireland it is believed that he took a wild goose chase over Innishowen on the mission of priest murdering.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Grace Doherty, Joseph Doherty

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  15. Story

    “Long ago there was an old woman who had a stray cow which came to her.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Brigid U. Harkin

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  16. Story

    “The value of the Irish language in Ireland many years ago during the famine in Ireland.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Joe Doherty, May Doherty

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  17. Story

    “A true story about a ghost seen at "Ard Ban", a lonesome spot near Effishmore, Clonmany.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Grace Doherty, Joseph Doherty

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  18. Fionn Mc Cool's Rock

    CBÉS 1120

    Annie O Donnell, Hugh O Donnell

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  19. Story

    “There was a man one time and he used to be carting from Derry to Clonmany.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Eddie Devlin, Philip Farren

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  20. Story

    “Long ago when little babies would die before they would be baptised they would not be buried in the graveyard.”

    CBÉS 1120

    Kathleen Gill

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