UNESCO
The Irish Folklore Commission Collection 1935-1970
The Irish Folklore Commission Collection was assembled in the years 1935-1970 and forms the core archival material held in the National Folklore Collection UCD. The collection compromises varied documentary formats which include audio, visual, manuscript and rare printed materials, spanning all aspects of human endeavor and traditional knowledge, from material culture to oral literature , language and artistic expression.
Collection locations
Media Gallery
Christine Hurlstone Jackson ‘Music on the Great Blasket Island’ c. 1933 Watercolour on paper, 33x27cm
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Local Cures’ Page from the Schools’ Manuscript Fond
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Page from the Schools’ Manuscript Fond
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Collector Tommy Braide recording from Harry Boyd Chibbyr y Vrandy, Isle of Man. Image by Kevin Danaher, 1948
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A street trader exchanges sweets and toys for bottles O’Daly Road, Drumcondra, Co. Dublin. Image by Maurice Curtin, c. 1950
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‘St. John’s Fireplace’, St. John’s Eve Athea, Co. Limerick Image by Kevin Danaher, 23 June 1960
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Music transcription by music collector Séamus Ennis from a recording of Fr. Luke Donnellan
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Music collector Séamus Ennis taking notes from Colm Ó Caodháin Glinsce, Carna, Co. Galway. Image by unknown, 1945
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Page from the Main Manuscript Fond Co. Galway
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Scottish Collector Calum Maclean collecting material from Aonghas ‘Barrach’ MacGhille Mhaoil. Image by unknown, 1947
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Collector Seosamh Ó Dalaigh and Tomás Mac Gearailt Dunquin, Co. Kerry. Image by Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh, 1930
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Collector Tadhg Ó Murchú recording on the ediphone, Spuncán, Co. Kerry. Image by unknown, c.1936
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