Why Irish Schools Sent Children Home to Interview Their Grandparents in 1937
In 1937, Irish schoolchildren were sent home to interview their grandparents — and what they wrote down became one of the world’s most extraordinary folklore archives.
In 1937, Irish schoolchildren were sent home to interview their grandparents — and what they wrote down became one of the world’s most extraordinary folklore archives.
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