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“Once upon a time a farmer and his son were taking away a moat which was in their land.”
CBÉS 0518
John Mc Carthy, Martin Comans
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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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“I heard a very interesting story from a man in the neighbourhood concerning an ancient disused churchyard in Kilcornan.”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, Patrick Tobin
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“There is an old man whose name is John O' Connor living in my district.”
CBÉS 0518
John O' Connor, Martin Comans
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“A few nights ago I heard this story from an old man. One night three men were returning home from a market.”
CBÉS 0518
John O Connor, Martin Comans
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“I heard the following story from an old man in the neighbourhood. One day in the month of June some men were cutting hay and they happened to come across a weasel's nest with five young ones in it.”
CBÉS 0518
John Mc Carthy, Martin Comans
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“Last Summer next Winter the year before last / A man with a hammer stood breaking his fast.”
CBÉS 0518
John Mc Carthy, Martin Comans
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“There is a hill surrounding the Lake of Lough Guir called Mount Finell at the foot of which three stones form a kind of seat.”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, Michael Carroll
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“A long time ago people used take their oats to Limerick. Some of them used to lodge in Boher and continue their journey the following morning.”
CBÉS 0518
Margaret Ryan, Michael O Gorman
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“I heard the following story from an old man in the neighbourhood.”
CBÉS 0518
John O Connor, Martin Comans
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“The modern story-tellers connect Lough Diheen with tales of the serpent. This lake is situated high up on the left or eastern side of Galtymore.”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, William Connery
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“About a week ago I heard this story about the "Black Stone" of Knockane. It begins thus:- A family named the Conway lived in a small hut, where a large ash tree is now growing.”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, John Mc Carthy
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“One night I heard this story from an old man in the neighbourhood concerning a lough of water called the "Suil".”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, John Gorman
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“I heard the following story from an old man in the neighbourhood. There is certain man in this district and when he was young, a man named Tom Hennessy took him to a fair in Tipperary.”
CBÉS 0518
John O Connor, Martin Comans
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“There is a well in the lands of Mr. Rafferty, Longstone, County Tipperary.”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, John Gorman
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“There is a parish in the district of Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick called Templebraden.”
CBÉS 0518
John Mc Carthy, Martin Comans
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“One night a man was playing cards in a neighbour's house. It was about twelve o' clock when he started for home.”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, Michael Kennedy
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“A few nights ago I heard the following story from a man in the neighbourhood. One evening a certain man was going to milk cows in a field where a monastery stood and he found a crucifix which he put in his pocket.”
CBÉS 0518
John O Connor, Martin Comans
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“St Ailbe's well is situated in Emly Churchyard and it is a very ancient one indeed.”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, Patrick Tobin
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“It was from a man named Daniel O' Dwyer that I heard the following story:- Once upon a time a certain farmer bought a few loads of manure from a neighbouring man.”
CBÉS 0518
Martin Comans, Patrick Tobin
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“In the land of David Bourke, Cloughready, Co. Tipperary there is a field, and one part of it is low and the other part of it is raised up in a big hill.”
CBÉS 0518
James Ryan, Michael Kennedy
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