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Minister for Education Launches New 21st Century Folklore Project for Schools Nationwide

Posted by on September 19, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

The Minister for Education, Norma Foley has announced the development of a folklore project for national schools across the country. This project will be completed with UCD Library and The National Folklore Collection. Open to all 4,000 primary, secondary and special education school across Ireland the project will be based on a similar venture which […]

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The Source Arts Centre Presents Debbie Godsell’s ‘Flail’

Posted by on September 13, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

This Saturday, September 14th, at 2pm The Source Arts Centre is unveiling a new exhibition by Debbie Godsell entitled ‘Flail’.   The exhibition is based around the harvest time and uses this as a foundation to delve into ancient Irish traditions, customs and history. The exhibition conveys the rich history of the harvest time which is synonymous […]

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Folklore and local history from Co. Tipperary Schools’ Collection now available on www.duchas.ie

Posted by on March 23, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

The Schools’ Collection, an important component of the National Folklore Collection, UCD, contains the folklore material recorded by pupils between 1937 and 1939. It consists of over half a million pages recorded by around 50,000 primary school pupils in the 26 counties. Material from the Schools’ Collection has been published on an ongoing basis on […]

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