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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. Tomhais

    CBÉS 0295

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  2. An Gabha agus an Púca

    CBÉS 0331

  3. Jackie the Lantern

    CBÉS 0401

    Tim Horgan

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  4. A Local Story

    CBÉS 0402

    Maisie O Connell, Mrs Mary Enright

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  5. Scéal - Gabha an tSoic

    CBÉS 0423

    Caitlín Nic Gearailt, Seán Ó Gríbhthín

  6. An Gabha agus an Fear Rua

    CBÉS 0429

    Tomás Gruiméil

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  7. Story of a Smith

    CBÉS 0447

    John P. Brosnan, Mr John Brosnan

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  8. Scéal

    CBÉS 0468

    Brígid Ní Suilleabáin, Fionán Ua Suilleabháin

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  9. Seán Gabha agus an Diabhal

    CBÉS 0507

    James Moynihan

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  10. (no title)

    “There was one Robin the Blacksmith and he lived in the village of "Ókyle"? near to the city of Limerick.”

    CBÉS 0513

    Patrick Gallahue, Patrick Guiry

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  11. A Story of a Smith's Forge Long Ago

    CBÉS 0517

    Edmund Mc Carthy

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  12. An Old Story

    CBÉS 0523

    John Richardson, Patrick Richardson

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  13. Paddy and the Fairy

    CBÉS 0559

    Mrs Fennessy

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  14. The Blacksmiths Fortune

    CBÉS 0577

    Mrs O' Donnell, Patrick O' Dowd

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    “Bhí gabha ann fadó agus thá fós agus beidh go deo, fad a beidh feirmeoir beidh capaill agus annsin beidh gabha mara mbéadh ní mairfeadh capall ann.”

    CBÉS 0653

    Pádraig Ó Muirgheasa

  16. A Story

    CBÉS 0705

    Brighidh Ní Gabhann, Padhraigh Ó Ceanghlaigh

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  17. Scéal H

    “Long, long ago when pigs were called swine and swallows built their nests in old men's beards there lived up in the north of Ireland a blacksmith called Robin Hughes.”

    CBÉS 0776

    Bríghid Bean Mhic Niocaill, Uí Annracháin

    Kilmaley, Co. Clare

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  18. (no title)

    “There was a smith one time...”

    CBÉS 0826

    P.J. Heffernan, Timmy Maher

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  19. Story

    “Once upon a time there lived two men. One of them was called Paddy and the other was called Mickey.”

    CBÉS 1030

    Bernard Gonigle, Jack Harkin

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  20. Fairy Story

    CBÉS 1037

    Hugh Blaney, Mary O' Neill

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