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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. Severe Weather

    CBÉS 1097

    Mr Patrick Gallen, Rose Doherty

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  2. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 1097

    Mrs Mary Broune, Rose Doherty

    Tievecloghoge, Co. Donegal

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  3. Proverbs

    CBÉS 1097

    Mr William Boyle, Rose Doherty

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  4. Candle-Making

    CBÉS 1112

    Joseph Mc Laughlin, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  5. Tanning Leather

    CBÉS 1112

    Joseph Mc Laughlin, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  6. Burnings

    CBÉS 1112

    Joseph Mc Laughlin, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  7. (no title)

    “In the townland of Sharagore a long time ago there lived two brothers.”

    CBÉS 1112

    Philip Doherty, Rose Doherty

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  8. Names of Fields

    CBÉS 1112

    Joseph Mc Laughlin, Rose Doherty

    Lederg, Co. Donegal

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  9. Local Games

    CBÉS 1112

    Joseph Mc Laughlin, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  10. (no title)

    “Long ago weavers were not very common but the people of the country would weave their own clothes at home.”

    CBÉS 1120

    John Toland, Rose Doherty

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  11. Story

    “Long ago there was a man and one night he was sleeping with his mouth opened.”

    CBÉS 1120

    James Gill, Rose Doherty

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  12. Story

    “Once upon a time there was a Bishop and his parents came from the Isle of Doagh.”

    CBÉS 1121

    Paddy Doherty, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  13. The Wee Folk

    CBÉS 1122

    Rose Doherty, Winnie Diver

    Transcript

  14. Pillion Riding

    CBÉS 1122

    Mary Doherty, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  15. A Fairy Story

    CBÉS 1122

    Liza Doherty, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  16. A Fairy Story

    CBÉS 1122

    James Doherty, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  17. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 1122

    James Doherty, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  18. A Fairy Story

    CBÉS 1122

    Liza Doherty, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  19. A Prayer to Be Said in Bed

    CBÉS 1122

    Liza Doherty, Rose Doherty

    Transcript

  20. A Witch Story

    CBÉS 1122

    James Doherty, Rose Doherty

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