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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. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0214

    Mrs Moran

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  2. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0214

    Mrs Moran

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  3. (no title)

    “When a young person died long ago, it was customary for the young people to cut sally rods, peel them and stick them to the ground around the grave after the burial.”

    CBÉS 0221

    Mrs Moran, P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh

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  4. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádaigh, Mrs Moran

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  5. Festival Customs

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádaigh, Mrs Moran

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  6. An Old Story

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádaigh, Mrs Moran

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  7. Local Proverbs

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádaigh, Mrs Moran

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  8. Religious Prayers and Stories

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádaigh, Mrs Moran

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  9. Religious Stories

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádhaigh, Mrs Moran

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  10. Tea-Men

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádaigh, Mrs Moran

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  11. A True Story

    “Once upon a time there lived a family in the parish of Gorthletteragh”

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádaigh, Mrs Moran

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  12. The Valley of the Black Pig

    CBÉS 0222

    Máire Ní Bhrádaigh, Mrs Moran

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  13. (no title)

    “There are certain people living in my district who make the cure of the jaundice with herbs...”

    CBÉS 0226

    Kathleen P. Harte, Mrs Moran

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  14. My Home District

    CBÉS 0237

    Mrs Moran

    Boherroe, Co. Roscommon

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  15. Signs of the Weather

    CBÉS 0247

    Bridie Rogers, Mrs Moran

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  16. May Customs

    CBÉS 0247

    Bridie Rogers, Mrs Moran

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  17. Potato Crop

    CBÉS 0247

    Bridie Rogers, Mrs Moran

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  18. Old Crafts

    CBÉS 0264

    Hannah Moran, Mrs Moran

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  19. Local Marriage Customs

    CBÉS 0264

    Hanna Moran, Mrs Moran

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  20. Penal Laws

    CBÉS 0264

    Hannah Moran, Mrs Moran

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