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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. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Johanna Curtin

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  2. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Johanna Curtin

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  3. Arts and Crafts

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Mary Doyle

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  4. Funny Stories

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Johanna Curtin

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    “One night there was a servant-girl lighting a candle at the fire, and she couldn't light it with the coal of fire.”

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Mrs Mary Doyle

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    “There was a man and he used be stealing potatoes from his brother who was a farmer.”

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Mrs. Margaret Doyle

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  7. Signs of the Weather

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Paddy Doyle

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  8. Stories of the Fairies

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Mrs Lyons

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  9. Ghost Stories

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Mary Doyle

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  10. Ghost Stories

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Mrs Margaret Lyons

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  11. Stories of the Fairies

    CBÉS 0405

    Gerald Doyle, Mrs M. Doyle

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  12. Funny Stories

    CBÉS 0866

    Gerald Doyle, James Doyle

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  13. My Home District

    CBÉS 0866

    Gerald Doyle, James Doyle

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  14. The Local Forges

    CBÉS 0866

    Gerald Doyle, James Doyle

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  15. The Care of the Farm Animals

    CBÉS 0919

    Gerald Doyle, Mr Doyle

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  16. Hurling and Football

    CBÉS 0919

    Gerald Doyle, Mr P. Doyle

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    “If a person robbed a nest he would would get sore hands.”

    CBÉS 1126

    Gerald Doyle, Mary Doyle

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  18. Toys and Playthings

    CBÉS 1126

    Gerald Doyle, Mary Doyle

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  19. Lore of Certain Days

    CBÉS 1126

    Gerald Doyle, Mary Doyle

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    “There was an old woman coming lodging to my grandmother's when she was about six years.”

    CBÉS 1126

    Gerald Doyle, Mary Doyle

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