Glendree School was a local mixed school located in Glendree townland, Tulla. The school was part of the Schools' Collection in the 1930s. The stories were written in English, Irish and mixed (both English and Irish versions). Glendree School was located in one of the most populated areas of Tulla parish before the Famine. The School continued to operate until the 1960s. It has since been demolished but a plaque is located at the roadside wall where the school once stood. The following stories were included:
Stories:
A Giant
Glandree National School
The Light ThePeople Had Long Ago
Fairy Stories
Riddles
Ploughs and Wooden Ploughs
Walsh's Blood
A Snowstorm
Blessed Wells
The Mass Rock
Biddy Early
The Marl Hole
Signs
A Great Flood
Hidden Treasure
Rhyme About Magpies
Cure For Warts
Some Great Men For Jumping
How I Would Make A Bird-Basket
The Glendree Road
The Banshee
Weaving
A Stone with Writing on It
Racing at Weddings
Dancing at Crossroads
Freestone
What A Fox's Tongue Would Cure
The Glandree Bear
Noted Spell of Dry Weather
The Dog That Was Seen at Gortcomer
The Man That Walked to Dublin
The Bean Sí
The Moving Bog
The Black and Tan Time
The Fairies Hunt
The Collectors and Informants for these Stories were:
John O'Donnell
John Dooley
Bridget Hogan
Mrs. Biddy Hogan
Michael Moloney
Pat McNamara
Patrick McNamara
John Nash
Dan Quigley
The teacher noted was Seán Ó Conchobhair
This school collection can be accessed via the following link: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5177618
This list was compiled by Jane Halloran Ryan, Ireland Reaching Out volunteer and Tulla Parish Liaison Volunteer.
