The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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    A man named Micheal Hayes was coming home from a neighbour's house one night.

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    Mary B. Kelly, Willie Kelly

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    Once upon a time there was an old rath in which there used to be fairies.

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    Joseph Bradley, Kitty Bradley

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    There was a light seen in Mr John O'Gorman's field nearly every night.

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    Nellie Crean, Tom Mc Donald

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    About a hundred years ago two fellas used to be in the habit of rambling to a certain house in Newtown (Adamstown, Co Wexford).

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    John Martin, Micheal Martin

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    There was a wake in Hayestown, Taghmon, Co Wexford, Bantry a very long long time ago.

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    John Martin, Micheal Martin

    Hayestown Little, Co. Wexford

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    In the Co Wexford there is a lane on the Adamstown road known as Newtown Lane.

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    Mrs Katie Mc Gee, Peggie Mc Gee

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    One time not very long ago, there lived two ould persons, Dick and Biddy at one side of Taghmon.

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    Mrs Katie Mc Gee, Peggie Mc Gee

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    There is an old graveyard on Mr Byrne's land (Doonooney Adamstown, Co Wexford).

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    John Lacey, Maureen Cleary

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    There is an ould stone in Mary Foley's ditch on the Coolnagree side of the road.

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    Alice Murphy, John Lacey

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    There was a certain man going home from Adamstown, and he met a girl coming down the Leap road one night.

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    Alice Murphy, John Lacey

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    There were protestants lived in a house in Ballybrennan where Mr Deacon now lives.

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    Alice Murphy, John Lacey

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    There is an ould house in Ballybrennan.

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    Alice Murphy, Patrick Kiely

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    There is a stone standing out of a piece from the ditch in a field in Coolnagree and another stone out on the road.

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    Alice Murphy, John Lacey

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    There was a man by the name of John Furlong who lived in Scullabogue (Newbawn Co Wexford).

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    Thomas L. Doyle, Thomas P. Doyle

    Scullaboge, Co. Wexford

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    There was a wake held in an old house one time.

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    Maureen Cleary, Michael Casey

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    Long ago an ould man be the name of Tom Byrne and his wife Biddy lived in Doonooney.

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    Martin Kelly, Mary B. Kelly

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    There was a man be the name of Quirke who lived down in Macmine.

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    Alice Murphy, Patrick Fitzpatrick

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    There was often a black dog seen over on a path someplace about Kellystown.

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    Alice Murphy, Patrick Murphy

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    There was often men with tall red hats seen in Roche's rath Assegart Foulksmills.

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    Alice Murphy, John O' Brien

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    There was a priest one time who lived near Ballymitty.

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    Alice Murphy, Patrick Murphy

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