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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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    “As late as 1885 people of this district commonly believed that fairies hurled at night but required a living man on each side.”

    CBÉS 0318

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  2. The Fairies

    CBÉS 0320

    Bean Ní Cáinte, Sinéad Ní Bhuadhaigh

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  3. Stories about Fairies

    CBÉS 0322

    Margaret Scannell, Thomas Scannell

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  4. Stories about Fairies

    CBÉS 0322

    Julia Reilly, Nellie Reilly

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  5. Seán Daithín and the Fairies

    CBÉS 0325

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  6. The Fairies' Revenge

    CBÉS 0325

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  7. (no title)

    “Long ago when fairies were seen, if any one in the house was sick the fairies cast a spell over the sick one.”

    CBÉS 0326

    Kate Casey

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  8. Folklore - The Woman that was Taken by the Fairies

    CBÉS 0344

    Jane Donoran, Mr John O Leary

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  9. (no title)

    “At Duincha - a townland near Banteer there lived a woman named Mrs Kennedy who when her child was born was carried off by the fairies.”

    CBÉS 0351

    Daniel Halliden

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  10. A Story of the Fairies

    CBÉS 0353

    Cáit Ní Mhurchadha, Mr Daniel O' Sullivan

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  11. Ghosts or Fairies

    CBÉS 0357

    J.D. O' Leary

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  12. Funny Stories - Old Finian Bán and the Fairies

    CBÉS 0357

    Brendan O' Connor, Patrick T. O' Connor

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  13. Strange Story (Fairies)

    CBÉS 0361

    Brigid Riordan, John Lehane

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  14. A Story of the Fairies

    CBÉS 0362

    Mr Michael Desmond, Séarlait Ní Chárthaigh

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  15. Fairies

    CBÉS 0385

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  16. The Fairies

    CBÉS 0389

    John Ahern, Mr William Walsh

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  17. The Fairies

    CBÉS 0389

    Breeda Walsh, Mr James Walsh

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  18. The Fairies

    CBÉS 0389

    Cissie Walsh, Mr John Walsh

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  19. The Fairies' Fort

    CBÉS 0389

    Nora Long

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  20. Stories of Fairies, Petticoat Loose, Jack the Lantern, Banshee or Any Other Spirit

    CBÉS 0397

    Maggie Landers, Mr Thomas Keane

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