Laois Schools Folklore Project 2024

Описание: Laois Schools Interactive
Folklore Exhibition
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Amazing Animation by Joseph Butler

Local Folklore from THE SCHOOLS’ COLLECTION collected in the 1930s.
Brought to life in the modern classroom with Voice-over, Illustration, Animation & Motion graphics.
Featuring students from
Presentation Primary School
St. Patrick's Boys' National School
Saturday, June 15th
11-2 PM
Portarlington library
Main Street, Portarlington,
Co. Laois, R32 PY58
Free event.
All ages.
No booking is required.
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Description
Audio-visual presentation
Created with and by local school children in Portarlington Co. Laois
Context:
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