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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. Signs of Weather

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Sighle Ní Corra, Thomas Corry

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  2. A Strong Man

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  3. Good Walkers

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Michael Woods

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  4. The Food they Had Long Ago

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  5. Misfortune

    CBÉS 0592E

    John Murphy, Julia Corry

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  6. The Old School

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  7. The Old School

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  8. Candles

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  9. How they Used to Thresh

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  10. Baskets

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  11. Piseogs

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  12. A Story

    “Long ages ago when a person used to die they used lay them out on a table.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry

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  13. A Story

    “One night Paddy Mack and John Mc Mahon were coming home from court....”

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  14. A Story

    “One day Michael Woods and Paddy Mack in the lios went to Gort...”

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  15. A Story

    “John H Murphy had an aunt married out near Crusheen. Once she felt very sick and her mother sent a girl to Biddy Early.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    John Murphy, Julia Corry

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  16. A Story

    “Once a man was dying and his wife went to Biddy Early.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    John Murphy, Julia Corry

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    “Once a woman was dying and two men went for Biddy Early, Biddy was in the room and there was another person in the kitchen.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    John Murphy, Julia Corry

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  18. Starch

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  19. Spinning

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Thomas Corry

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  20. Weaving

    CBÉS 0592E

    Julia Corry, Mrs Corry

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