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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 the Weather

    CBÉS 0037

    Mrs O' Donovan, Patrick O' Donovan

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  2. A Halloween Story

    CBÉS 0281

    John Mc Carthy, Mrs O Donovan

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  3. Reendesert Castle

    CBÉS 0281

    John Mc Carthy, Mrs O Donovan

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  4. The Old Hags of Mount Kid

    CBÉS 0281

    John Mc Carthy, Mrs O Donovan

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  5. A Story from Glengarriff

    CBÉS 0281

    John Mc Carthy, Mrs O Donovan

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  6. A Strange Story

    CBÉS 0281

    John Mc Carthy, Mrs O Donovan

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  7. A Story

    CBÉS 0281

    John Mc Carthy, Mrs O Donovan

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  8. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0281

    John Mc Carthy, Mrs O Donovan

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  9. A Story

    CBÉS 0281

    John Mc Carthy, Mrs O Donovan

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  10. Soap-Making

    CBÉS 0306

    Mrs O' Donovan

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    “At a place called Lettercolum near Timoleague there is a holy well, called the Ladies Well.”

    CBÉS 0312

    May Donovan, Mrs O' Donovan

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    “Long ago in the time of the Danes there was a little girl of ten years.”

    CBÉS 0312

    Betty Donovan, Mrs O' Donovan

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    “In Castlebridge County Wexford there is a martyr in the Church.”

    CBÉS 0312

    Betty Donovan, Mrs O' Donovan

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  14. Old Crafts

    CBÉS 0312

    Mrs Lyons, Mrs O' Donovan

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  15. Old Cures

    CBÉS 0312

    Mrs O' Donovan

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  16. Pishogues

    CBÉS 0312

    Mrs O' Donovan

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  17. A Story

    CBÉS 0317

    Annie Donovan, Mrs O' Donovan

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  18. Teampall na Muice

    CBÉS 0345

    Mrs O' Donovan, Peggy O' Connell

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    “Long ago when the admirals used to live in the house where the Convent of Mount St Mary is now...”

    CBÉS 0385

    Mrs O' Donovan, William Allen

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