"Gamhshnáth has passed into the daily life...


Story collected by Eibhlín Bean Uí Shúilleabháin, a student at Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) school (Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).

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"Nay-gur" - a mean cowardly fellow.


Story collected by a student at Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.) school (Ballineen, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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"Whang" in Co.Wicklow...


Story collected by a student at Camross, Mountrath school (Camross, Co. Laois) (no informant identified).

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1934 Ethnography


Story collected by a student at Ferbane (Convent) school (Ferbane, Co. Offaly) (no informant identified).

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1938


Story collected by a student at Cullen, Tiobraid Árann school (Cullen, Co. Tipperary) (no informant identified).

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A Game was played long ago...


Story collected by a student at Camross, Mountrath school (Camross, Co. Laois) from informant Captain Evans.

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A Hedge-School


Story collected by a student at Machaire, An Tulach school (Maghera, Co. Clare) from informant Johnny Hickey.

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A Hedgeschool once stood where now a potatoe garden is planted. ...


Story collected by Coireall O Néill, a student at Baile Caisleáin Bhéara (B.) school (Castletownbere, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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A hundred and fifty years ago there was an old pond on the Stage Pond in "Useless Land"...


Story collected by a student at Killurney, Cluain Meala school (Killurney, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs A. Keating.

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A list of successive managers of the present national school as far back as memory goes.


Story collected by a student at Duleek (B.) school (Duleek, Co. Meath) (no informant identified).

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A man named John Moore in Ballyteague...


Story collected by Ellen Connelly, a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) from informant Patrick Lyons.

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A man named Thomas Farrell kept a hedge-school in Ballyteague.


Story collected by Marcella Ennis, a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) from informant Mr Pat Cleary.

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A Master Tully taught school in a house now occpuied by Mannering Liserney, Cootehill.


Story collected by a student at Lios Áirne school (Lisarney, Co. Cavan) from informant Edward Slowey.

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A pain in the back can be cured by a person who is not born proper and put three times out under an ass.


Story collected by Fred Hughes, a student at Lower Warren school (Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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A Protestant school was in existence about 200 years ago near where the present Catholic Church in Castletown roche now stands.


Story collected by a student at Baile Caisleáin an Róistigh (B.) school (Castletownroche, Co. Cork) from informant James Regan.

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A red-haired woman is unlucky...


Story collected by Marcella Ennis, a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) from informant Mr Pat Cleary.

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A Souper School Built by Colonel Wyndham in Caherrush - During the Time of the Famine in the Year 1847


Story collected by Áine Ní Chathasaigh, a student at Eanach, Sráid na Cathrach school (Annagh, Co. Clare) from informant Áine Bean Ní Dhuibhir.

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A woman named Mrs Moran had a school where Kelly's are living now.


Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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Abbey (Naomh Feichín)


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Abbey (Naomh Feichín) (school) (Abbey, Co. Galway), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Séan de Paor.

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Abbeytown Convent N.S.


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Abbeytown Convent N.S. (school) (Boyle, Co. Roscommon), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Sr. M. Columbanus.

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About 70 years ago when catholics were denied education school masters went around the country teaching the young.


Story collected by a student at Garrdha school (Garra, Co. Galway) from informant Mrs Taylor.

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About 90 years ago there was a hedge school in the farm of Ballybricken.


Story collected by John Ronayne, a student at Ringaskiddy (Mixed) school (Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork) from informant James Halloran.

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About eighty years ago and more children and grown ups too were taught their prayers ect. in Irish by the clerk of the chapel and other men every Sunday...


Story collected by a student at Baile Uí Chorráin, Eóchaill school (Ballycurrane South, Co. Waterford) from informant Mr Flaherty.

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About eighty years ago there was a school in Coolonan which was attended by about 40 pupils. ...


Story collected by a student at Killurney, Cluain Meala school (Killurney, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs A. Keating.

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