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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. Local Cures

    CBÉS 1084

    Mary Mc Kinney

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  2. Old Houses

    CBÉS 1084

    Margaret Mc Glynn

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  3. Care of Our Farm Animals

    CBÉS 1084

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  4. Churning

    CBÉS 1084

    Frances Clarke

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  5. Bird-Lore

    CBÉS 1084

    Mary Mc Kinney

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  6. The Local Forge

    CBÉS 1084

    Margaret Mc Glynn

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  7. Thatching

    CBÉS 1084

    Edie Clarke

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  8. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 1084

    Frances Clarke

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  9. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 1084

    Margaret Mc Gylnn

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  10. The Potato Crop

    CBÉS 1084

    Edie Clarke

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  11. The Battle of Scarriffhollis

    CBÉS 1084

    Frances Clarke

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  12. Christmas Customs

    CBÉS 1084

    Margaret Mc Glynn

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  13. Games I Play

    CBÉS 1084

    Margaret Mc Glynn

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  14. The Local Fairs

    CBÉS 1084

    Mary Mc Kinney

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  15. Care of the Feet

    CBÉS 1084

    Mary Mc Kinney

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  16. Candles

    CBÉS 1084

    Mary Mc Kinney

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  17. My Home District

    CBÉS 1084

    Margaret Mc Glynn

    Newmills, Co. Donegal

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  18. Story

    “Once upon a time two men in this district were ploughing in a field, and when they were coming home for their dinner they passed a large rock near which lived a number of fairies.”

    CBÉS 1084

    Mary Mc Kinney

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  19. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 1084

    Mary Mc Kinney

    Newmills, Co. Donegal

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  20. Proverbs

    CBÉS 1084

    Mary Mc Kinney

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