The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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    There was a girl in Ballyvourney long ago and a ghost used appear to her nearly every night.

    CBÉS 0325

    Eileen O' Brien

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    Long ago my father was living in a place called Coolea near Ballyvourney and the house he was living in was supposed to be haunted.

    CBÉS 0325

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  3. A Ballad - Ballyvourney

    CBÉS 0326

    Kate Casey

    Baile Bhuirne, Co. Chorcaí

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  4. St Abbie of Ballyvourney

    CBÉS 0326

    Judy Garvin

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  5. Story about St Abbey's Church at Ballyvourney

    CBÉS 0338

    Denis Lane

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  6. Prayer Beginning the Round in Ballyvourney

    CBÉS 0340

    Mrs M. O' Sullivan

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  7. Saint Gobnait of Ballyvourney

    CBÉS 0342

    Cautie Murphy

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  8. St Gobnait of Ballyvourney

    CBÉS 0342

    Mary Healy

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    There was a "faction" in a neighbouring parish (Ballyvourney) which had many "results" at the fairs and markets of Macroom.

    CBÉS 0342

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  10. Story - St Gobnait's Well, Ballyvourney

    CBÉS 0342

    Mary Creed

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  11. Ballyvourney Tradition

    CBÉS 0451

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  12. St Abbie of Ballyvourney - A Legend

    CBÉS 0461

    Nóra Ní Suibhne

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