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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. Story

    CBÉS 0029

    Mrs Donovan

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  2. Place Names

    “Garaidhe glas Long ago it was used as a kitchen garden and vegetables were grown in it.”

    CBÉS 0276

    Mrs Donovan, Richard Donovan

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  3. Old Forges

    CBÉS 0276

    Dick Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  4. Old Forges

    CBÉS 0276

    Dick Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  5. Old Forges

    “There is a forge on the side of the road going to Kenmare from Castletown.”

    CBÉS 0276

    Dick Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  6. (no title)

    “There is a fort near the village of Kilmacowen.”

    CBÉS 0276

    Dick Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  7. Leigheasanna

    CBÉS 0276

    Dick Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  8. Mo Bhuachaillín Donn

    CBÉS 0302

    Máire Ní Bhriain, Mrs Donovan

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  9. (no title)

    “About nine miles from Clonakilty there is a place called Courtmacsherry.”

    CBÉS 0312

    Betty Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  10. MacCarthy and MacManus

    CBÉS 0312

    May Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  11. (no title)

    “On the road to Timoleague there was a house built in a field.”

    CBÉS 0312

    Betty Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  12. The Great Snow

    CBÉS 0312

    Betty Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  13. (no title)

    “In the year 1839 there was a hurricane.”

    CBÉS 0312

    Betty Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  14. (no title)

    “This was a custom in Ireland long ago, on Christmas Day.”

    CBÉS 0312

    Betty Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  15. Pishogues

    CBÉS 0312

    Mrs Donovan

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  16. Folklore - Dripsey Castle

    CBÉS 0344

    Jane Donovan, Mrs Donovan

    Carrignamuck, Co. Cork

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  17. Folklore - Ballincarriga Castle

    CBÉS 0344

    Kattie Donovan, Mrs Donovan

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  18. Festival Customs

    CBÉS 0345

    Joan Twomey, Mrs Donovan

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  19. Béaloideas- Ballyspillane

    CBÉS 0387

    Máire Ní Brían, Mrs Donovan

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  20. Ghost Stories

    CBÉS 0405

    E. Connell, Mrs Donovan

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