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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. Story

    “A man was once walking past the [...] gate in Doninga and he saw a cow's head on the gate, he went to go hit the head, but as he was lifting the stick, a shower of gold fell on him.”

    CBÉS 0861

    Anna Glennon

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  2. Story

    “Once there was a red haired woman going home from a neighbour's house at midnight, she had to go through a forest, and she lost her way.”

    CBÉS 0861

    Anna Glennon

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  3. Local Monuments

    CBÉS 0861

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  4. Old Schools - Whitehall

    CBÉS 0861

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  5. Old Schools - Shankill

    CBÉS 0861

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  6. Old Schools - Courleigh

    CBÉS 0861

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  7. Old Schools - Lahard, Shankill

    CBÉS 0861

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  8. Old Schools - Cross Roads, Bornafea, Castlehill

    CBÉS 0861

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  9. Old Schools - Whitehall, Paulstown

    CBÉS 0861

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  10. Old Schools - Castlekelly

    CBÉS 0861

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  11. Old Schools - Gores's Bridge, Low Grange

    CBÉS 0861

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  12. Old Schools - Gore's Bridge, Barrowmount

    CBÉS 0861

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  13. Old Schools - Kilmacahill, Knockadeen

    CBÉS 0861

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  14. Old Schools - Christian Doctrine Schools

    CBÉS 0861

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  15. Old Schools - Protestant Schools

    CBÉS 0861

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  16. Old Schools - Doninga

    CBÉS 0861

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  17. Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0861

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  18. Prayers

    CBÉS 0861

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  19. Night Prayer

    CBÉS 0861

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  20. Morning Prayer

    CBÉS 0861

    Annie Walsh

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