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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. Shops

    CBÉS 0609

    James Reidy, Mrs James Reidy

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  2. Bread

    CBÉS 0609

    Kathleen Reidy, Mrs James Reidy

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  3. Béaloideas - Old Stories - Leaba Dhiarmada

    CBÉS 0609

    James Reidy, Mr John Reidy

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  4. Daoine Cáiliúla an Cheantair

    CBÉS 0609

    Bernadette Harken, Mr John Joe Harken

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  5. Ór i dTaisce

    CBÉS 0609

    Mary Harken, Mr John Joe Harken

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  6. Place Names

    CBÉS 0609

    Mary Harken, Mr John Joe Harken

    Cloonbooly, Co. Clare

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  7. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0609

    Bernadette Harken, Mrs John Joe Harken

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  8. An Aimsir

    CBÉS 0609

    Bernadette Harken, Mr John Joe Harken

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  9. Accident

    CBÉS 0609

    Bernadette Harken, Mr John Joe Harken

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  10. Graveyards

    CBÉS 0609

    Mary Kelly, Mr Patrick Kelly

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  11. Houses Long Ago

    CBÉS 0609

    Mary Kelly, Mr Patrick Kelly

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  12. Songs

    “Should" your tongue dear Kitty, ¶ Until next day I'll go to town”

    CBÉS 0609

    Bernadette Harken, Mrs Harken

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  13. Songs

    “Mo shleach is mo croidhe is mo claoidhte galar aon gradh”

    CBÉS 0609

    Bernadette Harken, Mrs Loughlin

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  14. Recitation

    CBÉS 0609

    Mrs Martin Mc Carthy, Teresa Harken

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  15. Phoenix Island

    CBÉS 0609

    Denis Kelly, Peadar Ó Lochlainn

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  16. A Song

    “Lord Levette he stood at his own stable door ¶ And mounted his milk white steed”

    CBÉS 0609

    Mary Keane, Mrs Keane

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  17. A Song

    “Election time is coming ¶ While the honey bee is huming.”

    CBÉS 0609

    Mary Keane, Micheal Keane

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  18. A Song

    “In fair galtee mountains so far far away ¶ I'll tell you a story that happened one day”

    CBÉS 0609

    Catherine Crowley, Mary Keane

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  19. A Song - The Handful of Earth

    CBÉS 0609

    Michael Keane, Mrs Keane

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    “Im bidding farewell to the land of my birth ¶ For to travel far over the sea”

    CBÉS 0609

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