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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. Good and Bad Weather

    CBÉS 0241

    Joseph O' Brien

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  2. Stories Told in My District

    CBÉS 0241

    Dominick Cryan, Joseph O Brien

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  3. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0241

    Joseph O Brien, Val. Mc Dermott

    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon

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  4. How Potatoes Are Sown in My District

    CBÉS 0241

    Joseph O Brien, Martin Peyton

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  5. Old Cures

    CBÉS 0241

    Joseph O Brien, Luke Dillon

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  6. Moygara Castle

    CBÉS 0241

    Joseph O Brien, Mrs Downes

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    “Collier the robber used to live in the vicinity of Lisdornan at a place called the Spot.”

    CBÉS 0685

    Joseph O' Brien

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    “On another occasion when the police were prsuing Collier, he saw a man working in a field.”

    CBÉS 0685

    Joseph O' Brien

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  9. Local Heroes

    CBÉS 0690

    Joseph O Brien

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    “If a person's boots or shoes creak it is a sign that they are not paid for.”

    CBÉS 0705

    Joseph O Brien, Patrick O Brien

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  11. Signs of the Weather

    CBÉS 0771

    Annie O' Brien, Joseph O' Brien

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  12. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0771

    Annie O' Brien, Joseph O' Brien

    Corcoranstown, Co. Kildare

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