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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. Hidden Treasure

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    Bessie Wade, Piaras Ó Uadha

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  2. Hidden Treasure

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    Bridget Heffernan, Seán Ó h Ifearnáin

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  3. Hidden Treasure

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    Noel Lawless, Tomás Ó Núnán

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  4. Hidden Treasure

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    Mary Whelan, Pádraig Ó Faoláin

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  5. Hidden Treasure

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    Cáit Ní Mhuirighthe, Joan O' Keefe

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  6. Hidden Treasure

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    Michael Mc Grath, Pádraig Mac Craith

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  7. Hidden Treasure

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    Rita Lawless, Tomás Ó Lundrasach

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  8. Hidden Treasure

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    Brigid Ní Loingsigh, Patrick Hannigan

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  9. A Funny Story

    “A tailor by the name of John Mangan lived about three miles from my home in Camphire one hundred years ago.”

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    Brigid Nic Craith, Michael Mc Grath

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  10. A Funny Story

    “About twenty years ago there lived in Tourin, in the parish of Cappoquin, Co. Waterford a man named Michael Geary.”

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    Mary Whelan, Siobhán Ní Fhaoláin

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  11. A Funny Story

    “A poor carpenter once went to the city to find employment.”

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    Noel Lawless, Tomás Ó Núnáin

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  12. A Funny Story

    “There was a man there long ago who was married twice.”

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    Patrick Hannigan, Tomás Ó Hannagáin

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  13. A Funny Story

    “Some years ago there lived in this district Camphire, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, a middle-aged spinster who owned a little shop.”

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    Bridget Haffernan, Máire Ní h Ifearnáin

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  14. A Funny Story

    “About three years ago, an old man named William Fitzgerald who lived in Rhiencrew in the townland of Templemichael, Co. Waterford had a great surprise.”

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    Bean Uí Úada, Bessie Wade

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  15. A Funny Story

    “Once upon a time two men were talking about what they would do. One man said he would be a sailor.”

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    M. Bean Uí Láighléis, Rita Lawless

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  16. A Collection of Riddles

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    Noel Lawless, Tomás Ó Núnáin

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  17. A Collection of Riddles

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    Mary Whelan, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill

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  18. A Collection of Riddles

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    Patrick Hannigan, Tomás Ó Hannagáin

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  19. A Collection of Riddles

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    Bridget Heffernan, Pádraig Ó Gadhra

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  20. A Collection of Riddles

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    Bean Uí Úada

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