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SUMMARY:The Irish Folklore Commission and Bailiúchan na Scol – Linguist
 ic Atlas and Cultural Chronicle - Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair\, Royal Irish A
 cademy
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CONTACT:Bert Vaux
DESCRIPTION:Ireland has one of the largest national collections of folklor
 e in the world.  This collection\, compiled between 1935 and 1971\, contai
 ns over one and a half million pages of handwritten material as well as  t
 housands of hours of audio recordings. Bailiúchan na Scol\, 'The Schools
 ’ Collection\,' is at the heart of the National Folklore Collection. Ove
 r 100\,000 children from the higher classes in the National Schools partic
 ipated in Bailiúchan na Scol during the years 1937 and 1938.  It is based
  entirely on the material they collected from older relatives and neighbou
 rs.  This paper looks at material collected in the South Donegal Gaeltacht
 \, by both the professional folklorists and by the children\, a region whe
 re more material was collected than in the entire country as a whole.  As 
 well as giving an insight into one of the richest story-telling and singin
 g traditions in western Europe\, this material encapsulates placenames\, l
 ocal customs and superstitions\, herbal cures\, crafts\, etc. and for the 
 linguist offers a delightful glance at the local dialects of Gaelic and En
 glish\, spoken at the time.
LOCATION:Lecture Room 1\, Keynes Building\, King's College\, Cambridge
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