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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. Cure for a Burn

    CBÉS 0678

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  2. A Prayer to Stop Blood

    CBÉS 0678

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  3. Prayer for Nightmare

    CBÉS 0678

    Mrs Coleman, Treasa Wall

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  4. A Story about a Farmer

    CBÉS 0678

    Mr P. Carroll, Treasa Wall

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  5. A Story about a Smith

    CBÉS 0678

    Mr T. Mulcahy, Treasa Wall

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  6. A Superstition about Building a House

    CBÉS 0678

    Mr Wall, Treasa Wall

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  7. An Old Irish Prayer Said on Hearing the Bell for Mass

    CBÉS 0678

    Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin, Treasa Well

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  8. An Old Story

    CBÉS 0678

    Joe Meade, Treasa Wall

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    “Well! a ghrá. I don't think you will collect much folklore around this place...”

    CBÉS 0678

    Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin, John Kelly

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    “There are many curious customs still observed in the country districts...”

    CBÉS 0678

    E. Ní Cholmáin, John Kelly

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    “When I was a young boy I used to go out to my Uncle's...”

    CBÉS 0678

    E. Ní Cholmáin, John Kelly

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    “Long ago there was a poor woman who had a little child.”

    CBÉS 0678

    Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin, Mrs Moone

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  13. The Dead Coach

    CBÉS 0678

    Lizzie Coleman, Mrs Finnerty

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  14. A Cure for Warts

    CBÉS 0678

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    “It is unlucky to dig a grave on a Monday.”

    CBÉS 0678

    Bean Uí Mhaolchathaigh, Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin

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    “Whatever you do on New Year's Day...”

    CBÉS 0678

    Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin, Mr Evers

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  17. A Cure for Toothache

    CBÉS 0678

    Bean Uí Cholmáin, Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin

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    “On St Bridget's Day it was thought unlucky to make a rope...”

    CBÉS 0678

    Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin, Mr Evers

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    “A boy was coming home late from a house one night...”

    CBÉS 0678

    Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin, Paddy Murphy

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    “On November Night a girl gets a cup of cold water...”

    CBÉS 0678

    Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin, Mrs Wall

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