Committee on Ulster Folklife and Traditions Schools Collection

Reference code: HOYFM.ACL2023.1
Level of description: Fonds
Title: Committee on Ulster Folklife and Traditions Schools Collection
Scope and content: The success of the Irish Folklore Commission in 1937 in collecting responses from schoolchildren on folklore encouraged the Committee on Ulster Folklife and Traditions to conduct a similar project for schools in Northern Ireland in 1955. Questionnaire booklets were prepared by R Harris. Teachers relayed the subjects to the pupils who would then talk to older people in the district. Subjects covered include district and farms; communications; housekeeping; agriculture; trade and commerce; crafts; thatching; festivals; illness and health; time; supernatural beliefs; superstitions; historical and local traditions.