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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. The Ballycar Gold Find

    CBÉS 0599

    William Cullinan

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    “Mrs Murphy's daughter complained of a pain in her right leg”

    CBÉS 0599

    Mrs Murphy

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  3. Dennis Mc Inerney

    CBÉS 0599

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    “A poor woman in Ennis, had no butter for breakfast”

    CBÉS 0599

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  5. Cáit Ní Chiurc

    CBÉS 0599

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  6. The Leprechaun

    CBÉS 0599

    Mrs O' Callaghan

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    “About forty years ago lived Mr John Blood in Ballykilty.”

    CBÉS 0599

    Mrs Josie Hehir

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  8. The Lorgadán

    CBÉS 0599

    Martin Moylan

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    “There is a large stone in Ballyhannon Farm convenient ro Culshainroge Farm.”

    CBÉS 0599

    Mr Patrick Mc Namara

    Ballyhannan South, Co. Clare

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  10. An tAdhastairín Buí

    CBÉS 0599

    Pat Buckley

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    “There was a woman in Newmarket-on-Fergus and she dreamt that there was gold hid in lug a' bhaile.”

    CBÉS 0599

    Pat Buckley

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    “A quarell arose in a bog between two men”

    CBÉS 0599

    Kate Markham

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    “A farmer was carting home hay one autumn evening.”

    CBÉS 0599

    Pat Buckley

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    “One time a man in North Clare dreamt that there was gold hidden in Thomond Bridge.”

    CBÉS 0599

    Pat Buckley

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    “There was a man one time, and he had a very disobedient, headstrong son”

    CBÉS 0599

    Kate Markham

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    “One time the husband, son and brother of a certain woman were condemned to death”

    CBÉS 0599

    Mrs Clune

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    “Trí saghas fear - fear grafaigh”

    CBÉS 0599

    Tadhg O Seaghdha

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    “Michael Markham and Pat Corbett were bosom companions”

    CBÉS 0599

    Kate Markham

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    “There is a fort within twenty feet of his dwelling house”

    CBÉS 0599

    John Halpin

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  20. An Féar Gorta

    CBÉS 0599

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