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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. Taylors of Holly Park, Stonehall

    CBÉS 0505

    Con Normoyle

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    “When I was a boy, a mere child maybe, I remember that when the Christmas candle was lighted on Xmas eve, my mother used take a spray of holly from that which was used to decorate the house, hold it in the flame of the Christmas candle and when, after some”

    CBÉS 0507

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  3. Pishogues - Holly

    CBÉS 0583

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  4. Holly's Gap

    CBÉS 0652

    Brigid Bolger, Richard Galivan

    Passage East, Co. Waterford

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  5. Holly, May-Bush and Palm

    CBÉS 0720

    Mrs R. Clinton, Patrick Haughey

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    “Holly is used for decorating the house at Christmas.”

    CBÉS 0732

    Elizabeth Molloy, John Molloy

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  7. Holly

    CBÉS 0766

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    “On my father's land there is a bush growing and beside it is a holly tree.”

    CBÉS 0774

    Pat Dowling

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  9. Story of the Holly

    CBÉS 0780

    Helen Power

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  10. Story of the Holly

    CBÉS 0780

    Una Bath

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  11. Story of the Holly

    CBÉS 0780

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  12. How Holly Lake Originated

    CBÉS 0843

    James Kinsella, James Kinslla

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  13. Origin of Holly Lake

    CBÉS 0843

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  14. Holly Lake

    CBÉS 0845

    Lawrence Roche

    Lough Cullen, Co. Kilkenny

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  15. A Legend about Holly Lake

    CBÉS 0845

    John Connolly, Mrs Kavanagh

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  16. Holly Lake

    CBÉS 0845

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  17. Holly Lake

    CBÉS 0856

    Lough Cullen, Co. Kilkenny

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  18. Holly

    CBÉS 0976

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  19. The Gentle Holly Bush

    CBÉS 1042

    Annie Shovlin

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  20. Holly at Christmas

    CBÉS 1098

    John Noonan

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