The Schools’ Collection

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

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  1. Comharthaí na hAimsire agus Seanráite

    CBÉS 0621

    Mrs Queally

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  2. How Stampy Is Made

    CBÉS 0621

    Mrs Mc Namara

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  3. Old Customs in Marriage

    CBÉS 0621

    Mrs Mc Namara

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  4. Names of Places in Locality

    CBÉS 0621

    Michael Kennedy

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    About two miles from Lahinch there is a family of Kinnanes, and these are noted for their handiness.

    CBÉS 0621

    John Mack

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    Nearly all the houses in this locality are thatched, and the farmers thatch them themselves.

    CBÉS 0621

    Pat Hayes

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  7. (no title)

    About 1 1/2 from our school there is a family of Kinnanes. A hundred yards west of this house there was a family of Keane.

    CBÉS 0621

    Pat Doherty

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  8. (no title)

    There was a man in the village of Lahinch one time whose name was Tom Clancy.

    CBÉS 0621

    Michael Finucane

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  9. (no title)

    Our Lord and St. Peter were walking along through the country one day and they were admiring the crops.

    CBÉS 0621

    Pat Doherty

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    The Fianna Éireann had a vow to go where they were invited: another vow was, that when they saw a deer they should follow it until they caught up to it.

    CBÉS 0621

    Michael Finucane

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    Long ago in Holland there was a mighty chieftain named Tailc Mac Train. He was going to be married between himself and a Princess.

    CBÉS 0621

    Michael Finucane

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    About half a mile from Lahinch, there is an old road leading down to the sea at Cregg. Down this road people go to get seaweed.

    CBÉS 0621

    Austin Curtin

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  13. Food in Olden Times

    CBÉS 0621

    John Mack

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  14. Customs of Funerals

    CBÉS 0621

    Pat Doherty

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  15. My Home District

    CBÉS 0621

    John Reynolds

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  16. Festival Customs

    CBÉS 0621

    John O' Dwyer

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  17. St Bridget's Day

    CBÉS 0621

    John O' Dwyer

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  18. St Patrick's Day

    CBÉS 0621

    John O' Dwyer

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  19. Shrove Tuesday

    CBÉS 0621

    John O' Dwyer

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  20. Chalk Sunday

    CBÉS 0621

    John O' Dwyer

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