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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. Legend

    CBÉS 0578

    Mrs Crosse, Nancy Bushby

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  2. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0578

    Mrs Bushby, Nancy Bushby

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  3. Incident of Land War

    CBÉS 0578

    Jennie Sadlier, Mrs O' Meara

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  4. (no title)

    “There is an old legend common in this district that when the Holy Family was from Herod...”

    CBÉS 0578

    May Martin, Mrs Mullins

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  5. (no title)

    “A very old legend which is still told says that the Holy Family went one day by a wind-swept road.”

    CBÉS 0578

    Mrs O' Dwyer, Nellie Ryan

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  6. Riddles

    CBÉS 0578

    Annie Hourigan, Mrs Toomey

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  7. Story

    CBÉS 0578

    Miss Flynn, Nellie O' Brien

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  8. Story

    CBÉS 0578

    Mrs Laffan, Nellie O' Brien

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  9. Story

    CBÉS 0578

    Mr Sheehan, Nellie O' Brien

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  10. Story

    CBÉS 0578

    Miss Martin, Nellie O' Brien

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  11. Story

    CBÉS 0578

    Miss Martin, Nellie O' Brien

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  12. Folklore

    CBÉS 0578

    John O' Farrell, Nellie O' Brien

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  13. (no title)

    “There is a great variety of birds in our district, namely sparrows, thrushes magpies starlings, skylarks, robins wagtails...”

    CBÉS 0578

    Marie Ryder, Mrs Price

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  14. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0578

    Marie Ryder, Mrs Price

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  15. (no title)

    “In this district, we are fortunate to a certain extent in as much as if we are shrewd observers we might easily know the ways of the weather.”

    CBÉS 0578

    Eileen Mc Cormack, Mr J. Mc Cormack

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