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. #CruinniúnanÓg and CreativeIrl https://www.facebook.com/schoolsfolkloreproject
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
