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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. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0233

    Maureen Mc Keon, Patrick Doyle

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  2. Weather-Lore

    CBÉS 0233

    Maureen Mc Keon, Patrick Doyle

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  3. Old Schools

    CBÉS 0233

    Maureen Mc Keon, Patrick Doyle

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    “Long ago two men were going to Tralee. They saw a man at the graveyard gate and he walked by the side of the car...”

    CBÉS 0435

    Donnchadh Doyle, Patrick Doyle

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  5. The Monument in Killorglin

    CBÉS 0435

    Denis Doyle, Patrick Doyle

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  6. Castle Corr

    CBÉS 0471

    May Sullivan, Patrick Doyle

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  7. Stories and Legends

    CBÉS 0694

    Patrick Doyle

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  8. Local Marriages

    CBÉS 0746

    Doyle, Patrick Doyle

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  9. Forts

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

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  10. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

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  11. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

    Mount Temple, Co. Westmeath

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    “It is a custom in our district, for a person to take the churn dash for a few minutes when they enter the house if there is churning going on.”

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

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  13. The Potato Crop

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

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  14. The Potato Crop - Potato Seed Preparation

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

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  15. Herbs and Weeds

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

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    “The forge I know is on the main road between Athlone and Moate, about two and a half miles west of the latter, and six miles east of the former.”

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

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  17. A Local Custom

    CBÉS 0746

    Patrick Doyle

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  18. A True Story - Leprechaun

    CBÉS 0751

    Nannie Draper, Patrick Doyle

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  19. A Story

    CBÉS 0769

    Patrick Doyle, Willie Beirne

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  20. Riddles

    CBÉS 0769

    Patrick Doyle, William Beirne

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