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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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    “God suits the back to the burthen. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    John Dunlea, Mr Denis Dunlea

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    “Proverbs are old sayings which are heard locally...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Frances O Riordan, John C. O' Riordan

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    “After a gathering comes a scattering. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Mrs Thomas Woods, Nora Woods

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    “These are some proverbs. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Patrick Sarsfield

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    “We play several games at school...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Frances O Riordan

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    “The games I play in Winter are "hunt" and fox and hounds"...”

    CBÉS 0387

    David Howick

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    “The nicest game I play is hide - , ang , and - go - seek. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Philomena Mc Carthy

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    “The chief food of the people when the potatoes failed was Indian meal...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Kathleen O' Connell, Mr Patrick O' Connell

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    “All potatoes were sown in ridges long ago...”

    CBÉS 0387

    David Howick

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    “One of the games I play is blind man's buff. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    John Dunlea

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    “The game I play is "All the birds in the air will be fishes in the sea". ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Nora Woods

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    “It is a sign of bad luck to burn an alder tree. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Kathleen O' Connell, Mrs Patrick O' Connell

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    “The years of the famine were 1846, 1847 and 1848. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Mr John C. O' Riordan, Thomas O' Riordan

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    “The nicest game I play is "All the birds in the air". ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Mary 'O Mahony

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  15. Superstitions

    CBÉS 0387

    Mr John Sarsfield, Patrick Sarsfield

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    “There was a man living in Lisgoold the year of the famine. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Martin Ryan, Mr Martin Ryan

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  17. Local Superstitions

    CBÉS 0387

    Mr John C. O' Riordan, Thomas O Riordan

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    “There are many local place names. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Mrs Daniel Mc Carthy, Philomena Mc Carthy

    Lisgoold, Co. Cork

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    “There are several local placenames to be heard in this townland. ...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Frances O Riordan, Mrs John C. O' Riordan

    Lisgoold North, Co. Cork

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    “There are several local place names such as the Carrigeen field...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Mrs Thomas Woods, Nora Woods

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