The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. Funny Stories

    CBÉS 1109

    George Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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    Who sat under a dock leaf and was eaten by a cow? Tom Thumb.

    CBÉS 1109

    George Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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  3. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 1109

    Howard Nichol, Mr G. Gillighan, Mr James Ferguson, Mr John Ferguson

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  4. Severe Weather

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G Gillighan, Mrs Hutchinson

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  5. Old Schools

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan, Mrs Hutchinson

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  6. Local Cures

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G Gillighan

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  7. Famine

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G Gillighan

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  8. Local Roads

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G Gillighan

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  9. The Potato Crop

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G Gillighan

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  10. Local Happenings

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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  11. Craftsmen

    CBÉS 1109

    George Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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  12. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

    Roosky, Co. Donegal

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  13. The Local Landlord

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G Gillighan

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  14. Stories about the Holy Family

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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  15. Clothes Made Locally

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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  16. Old Houses

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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  17. Local Monuments

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan, Mr H. Swan

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  18. Local Ruins

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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  19. The Leipreachán

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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  20. Historical Tradition

    CBÉS 1109

    Jean Gillighan, Mr G. Gillighan

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