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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. A Funny Story

    CBÉS 0757

    Mr M. Lyons, Teresa Lyons

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  2. The Legend of St Barry

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Ralph, Mr Ralph

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    “Long ago there lived a cruel Landlord and his tenants were all afraid of him.”

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Ralph, Mrs Ralph

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    “The name of my village is Newtownforbes and my Parish is Clonguish and barony Longford.”

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Toher, Mrs Burke

    Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford

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  5. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Toher, Mr Tighe

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  6. Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Ralph, Mr Ralph

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  7. Churning

    CBÉS 0757

    Mrs Lyons, Teresa Lyons

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    “One early morning as a man was going to a fair the horse which he was taking lost his shoe.”

    CBÉS 0757

    Maggie Toher, Mr Prunty

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  9. Travelling Folk

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Toher, Mr Toher

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  10. Football

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Toher, Mr Mac Garry

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  11. Bird-Lore

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Toher, Mr Toher

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  12. Fairy Forts

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Toher, Mr Toher

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  13. Bread

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Toher, Mr Tighe

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  14. The Care of Our Farm Animals

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Ralph, Mr Ralph

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  15. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Ralph, Mr Ralph

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  16. The Potato Crops

    CBÉS 0757

    Annie Ralph, Mr Ralph

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  17. Hedge-Schools

    CBÉS 0757

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  18. The Local Roads

    CBÉS 0757

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  19. Old Graveyards

    CBÉS 0757

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  20. Forges

    CBÉS 0757

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