The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0353

    Mrs Lehane, Patrick Lehane

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  2. In the Penal Times

    CBÉS 0353

    Mrs Lehane, Patrick Lehane

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  3. Travelling Folk

    CBÉS 0364

    Mrs Lehane

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  4. (no title)

    In Egan's field near Carrig there is a fort and in it there is a tunnel...

    CBÉS 0531

    Carmel Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  5. Signs of the Weather

    It is the usual custom for people especially country to observe the changes of the weather by signs.

    CBÉS 0531

    Brighid Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  6. Cures

    CBÉS 0531

    Bríghid Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  7. (no title)

    Numerous customs still cling to the newly married couple, some of them which have been passed down for generations.

    CBÉS 0531

    Bríghid Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  8. (no title)

    There are numerous little herbs and plants which grow among grass and corn and they all have their own cures.

    CBÉS 0531

    Bríghid Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  9. (no title)

    Many travelling folk still travel the roads all over Ireland.

    CBÉS 0531

    Bríghid Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  10. (no title)

    About four miles from Carrig there is a large estate called Fadden.

    CBÉS 0531

    Filoména Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  11. (no title)

    In days gone by marriage customs were more common than nowadays.

    CBÉS 0531

    Filoména Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  12. (no title)

    The people of old had sayings known as proverbs.

    CBÉS 0531

    Filoména Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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  13. (no title)

    The tiny plants which grow so thickly in the country all have their own cures.

    CBÉS 0531

    Filoména Ní Dhulchonta, Mrs Lehane

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