The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. Old Methods of Cooking

    CBÉS 1111

    Madeline Mc Laughlin, Mrs Coyle

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  2. Conundrums

    CBÉS 1111

    Bridget Gillespie, Patrick Gillespie

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  3. The Turas

    CBÉS 1111

    Annie Mc Laughlin, Mrs Mc Laughlin

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  4. Gentle Bushes

    CBÉS 1111

    Annie Mc Laughlin, Mrs Sarah Mc Laughlin

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  5. Caves

    CBÉS 1111

    Annie Mary Doherty, Mr Patrick Doherty

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  6. A Fair Day Long Ago

    CBÉS 1111

    Dan Mc Guinness, Mrs Margaret Mc Guinness

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  7. Landlord Days

    CBÉS 1111

    Elizabeth Doherty, Margaret Roe, Mrs Margaret Doherty

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  8. My First Shoes

    CBÉS 1111

    Charles Armour, Miss Catherine Gibbons

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  9. The Famine

    CBÉS 1111

    Margaret Mary Doherty, Mr John Baldrick

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  10. Churning

    CBÉS 1111

    Charles Armour, Mrs Armour

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    Long ago there were coats named walecoats and these were worn by the Donegal men when going up to Devy to beat the Orangemen.

    CBÉS 1111

    Bridget Donaghey, Mrs Liam Doherty

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  12. Grandma's Games

    CBÉS 1111

    Elish O' Doherty, Mrs Margaret Doherty

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  13. Local Forts

    CBÉS 1111

    Bridget Donaghey, Mr Philip Donaghey

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  14. Story

    CBÉS 1111

    Madeleine Mc Laughlin, Mr John Doherty

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  15. Buncrana and the District

    CBÉS 1111

    Elizabeth Doherty, Miss Sarah O' Donnell

    Buncrana, Co. Donegal

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  16. My Grandfather's Schooldays

    CBÉS 1111

    Bridget Donaghey, Mr Owen Donaghey

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  17. Local History

    CBÉS 1111

    Denis Mc Loughlin, Mr Patrick Mc Ginley

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  18. A Story

    CBÉS 1111

    Mary Doherty, Miss Cassie Doherty

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  19. Folklore

    CBÉS 1111

    Mary Doherty, Mr William Doherty

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  20. Where Bricks Were Made

    CBÉS 1111

    Mary Doherty, Mr John Donaghey

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