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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. Giorria Mc Cann

    CBÉS 0086

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  2. A Witch Hare

    CBÉS 0146

    Seamus Bán Belderrig

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  3. Story - Piseoga - Hares

    CBÉS 0499

    James Morrissey, Thomas Broderick

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    “The weather is very "scrábach" that is, broken, drizzly, wet.”

    CBÉS 0507

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    “Many stories were told about tailors who in those old times liked to travel from one district to another, and in each place do a bout of sewing, both mending and making.”

    CBÉS 0507

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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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  7. Piseoga

    CBÉS 0509

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    “Two boys were hunting on a May morning in Cooleregan. They were out for some time but could rise no hare.”

    CBÉS 0514

    John Stanton

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    “This is another May eve story but I haven't any details of where it happened.”

    CBÉS 0514

    M. Cunningham

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  10. Old Stories

    CBÉS 0524

    Jeremiah Ryan, Patrick Ryan

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  11. An Old Story

    CBÉS 0527

    John Carroll

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  12. Funny Stories

    CBÉS 0606

    Mairéad Bean Uí Thuathail, Peig Ní Conmhaigh, Una Ní Cearáin

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    “About fifty years ago there lived near the village of Ballytrain (a small village about two English miles from this school) a woman whose name was Rosie Carragher.”

    CBÉS 0940

    Roíse Ní Dhéaghain

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  14. Story

    CBÉS 0943

    James Greer, Robin Greer

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  15. Story

    CBÉS 0943

    James Nahor, Robin Greer

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  16. Folklore

    CBÉS 0946

    Mary Mc Ginnity

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  17. A Story

    CBÉS 0947

    Mr Mc Caffrey, Una Mc Caffrey

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  18. Fairy Story

    CBÉS 0949

    Kathleen Murphy

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  19. Funny Story

    CBÉS 0949

    James Farmer

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  20. Funny Story

    CBÉS 0949

    Ellen Beagon, James Farmer

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