In 1937 the Irish Folklore Commission initiated a revolutionary scheme wherein schoolchildren were encouraged to collect and document folklore and history in their neighbourhood. This became known as ‘The Schools Collection’. Topics included local history and monuments, folktales and legends, riddles and proverbs, songs, customs and beliefs, games and pastimes, traditional work practices and crafts, etc. The children collected this material mainly from their parents, grandparents and elders of the local community. This material is housed at the National Folklore Collection, UCD and digitised on :www.duchas.ie
This Audio-visual presentation will be created with and by local school children in Portarlington Co. Laois. Local Folklore from THE SCHOOLS’ COLLECTION collected in the 1930s brought to life in the modern classroom with Voice-over, Illustration, Animation & Motion graphics.
https://www.facebook.com/schoolsfolkloreproject
Portarlington Library
Main Street
Portarlington
Co. Laois
R32 PY58 
11.00AM - 4.00PM
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For more information on Laois County Council's programme of events for Cruinniú na nÓg, please contact David Broderick
dabroderick@laoiscoco.ie
15 Jun 2024 | 2.00PM - 4.30PM
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15 Jun 2024 | 1.00PM - 3.00PM
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15 Jun 2024 | 12.00PM - 1.00PM
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15 Jun 2024
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15 Jun 2024 | 2.00PM - 3.30PM
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15 Jun 2024 | 10.30AM - 1.00PM
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