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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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    “Long ago the football matches use to be played differently to what they are now. In olden times twenty-one players used to play on each team.”

    CBÉS 0518

    John O Neill

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    “Long ago hurling and football matches were played differently to the way they are played now.”

    CBÉS 0518

    Philip Gleeson

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    “Long ago in Ireland travelling people were highly respected. The travelling people long ago were very much more honest than what they are now and on that account they were never seen sleeping out of doors.”

    CBÉS 0518

    John O Neill

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    “There are two forts situated near my district. One of them is in Corlish...”

    CBÉS 0518

    Philip Gleeson

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    “Shops were not as common long ago as what they are now, and on that account people used have to go to the nearest town to do their purchasing.”

    CBÉS 0518

    William Carroll

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    “The houses that were there long ago were made of mud and they had thatched roofs. Straw used be put through the mud to keep it together and to strengthen it.”

    CBÉS 0518

    William Carroll

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    “A churchyard is a small strip of land where human beings are buried. There is four churchyards in this district.”

    CBÉS 0518

    John O Neill

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    “John Flanagan born at Kilbreedy Kilmallock was one of the greatest weight throwers Ireland ever produced.”

    CBÉS 0518

    Patrick Ryan, Philip Gleeson

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  9. Weight Throwing

    CBÉS 0518

    Eamon Ryan, Patrick Ryan

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