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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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    “One night when he was coming from a fair...”

    CBÉS 0920

    James Tyrrell

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    “One time a man was going to a fair...”

    CBÉS 0920

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    “One time two brothers lived...”

    CBÉS 0920

    Mrs James Tyrrell

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    “One night Mr Reilly Rathshanmore was coming from a wake...”

    CBÉS 0920

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    “One time a protestant man died in Moyne.”

    CBÉS 0920

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    “One day Denis and another man were standing...”

    CBÉS 0920

    Daniel Goss

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    “There was three men one time living in a house...”

    CBÉS 0920

    Stásia Ní Tíaráil, Stasia Tyrell, William Blake

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    “One time there lived a farmer in Aughavanagh...”

    CBÉS 0920

    Patrick Redmond

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    “One time there was a man who was a great builder.”

    CBÉS 0920

    Patrick Redmond

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    “One time there was two going to get married.”

    CBÉS 0920

    Mrs Barrett

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    “One night a man was going to a card game...”

    CBÉS 0920

    P. Redmond

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    “Once upon a time there was a great cobbler...”

    CBÉS 0920

    Patrick Redmond

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    “One night a woman was coming home from Moyne.”

    CBÉS 0920

    Laurence Whelan

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    “A long time ago there were people in Aughavanagh and their cows stopped milking.”

    CBÉS 0920

    Laurence Whelan

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    “Once upon a time there was two people going around the county together.”

    CBÉS 0920

    Laurence Whelan

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    “One night my grandfather was coming home from Rathdangan he had the horse and car.”

    CBÉS 0920

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    “One evening as a little girl was out walking late in the evening...”

    CBÉS 0920

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    “One evening as my grandmother was coming home from visiting at Byrnes of Farbreaga.”

    CBÉS 0920

    Mrs Whelan

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    “Long ago time ago our home in Cnoc an Uacaire was haunted.”

    CBÉS 0920

    Laurence Whelan

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    “Long ago there were people and they lived in BlackRock...”

    CBÉS 0920

    Mrs Whelan

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