The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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    an Angel and so on until all the girls are called.

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  2. Goose and Gander

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    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  3. Hide and Go Seek

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  4. Charms

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  5. Riddles

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  6. Old Delph

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  7. Signs of Bad Weather

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  8. Old Roads and Bridges and Ruins

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  9. Proverbs

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  10. November Night

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  11. Feasts of the Year

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  12. The Landlords

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  13. Nicknames

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    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  14. Superstitions

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  15. Story

    There was once a man coming from Athenry.

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

    Athenry, Co. Galway

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  16. Barbaria Allen

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  17. Our Local Saint

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  18. Bread

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  19. Old Clothes

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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  20. Story

    One night there was a woman going to see a weaver.

    CBÉS 0033B

    Bridget Fordham, Daniel Fordham

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