I've been posting this info at several sites where I have listings, in case it's of interest to people (I have an earlier posting in the Irish Roots section about my own Irish ancestry).
There is an interesting web site in Ireland which can be helpful to people who have identified a particular parish as relevant to their family history. In the 1930's, Irish schoolchildren were sent out on class projects where they interviewed mostly older people in their parish about the history and customs of the area. Some of the interviews were conducted in English and some in Irish (Gaelic), because in some areas back then elderly people may not have been entirely fluent in English, or may have felt more comfortable speaking Irish (and the schools also wanted the children to practice their Irish). Over 250,000 interviews were conducted and they are available online at https://www.duchas.ie/en
The content of the interviews varied from place to place, but can cover local history, local place names, people they knew, local myths and superstitions, and other customs, such as how holidays or weddings were celebrated and even on what day of the week people customarily did their washing or baked bread. I think I read that it's the largest national folklore collection in the world, but in any case the interviews can be fascinating.
