The Schools Collection

I recently read The Types of the Irish Folktale by Sean ´O Súilleabháin and Reidar Th. Christiansen. This led me to the Schools' Collection - an effort by Irish folklorists to preserve old traditions by enlisting schoolchildren.

Fortunately for me, they are now in the process of digitizing this database! However, it took me a while to decipher the way the type index listed the examples of Type 700 found in the Schools collection. The website uses the format “The Schools’ Collection, Volume ----, Page ---.

A few interesting trends showed up as I went through this. Probably the most prominent trend is that I can't read Gaelic. Especially handwritten Gaelic. So much handwriting.
 
Variants of Thumbling

• Micklen.
• Wee Jack
• Micheal Beag
• Timidín na Luaithe (Gaelic, unable to read). Luaithe – nimble, speedy.
• Toimidín na Luaithe. Gaelic, unable to read.

 
Variants of Thumbling that use the name “Tom Thumb”

• “Tom Tum”
• “An Old Story.”
• Tom Thumb. (This is actually just the English tale copied down.)
• Tomás na hOrdóige. Gaelic, unable to read.
• Tomas na hOrdóige.
• Tomás Beag na hOrdóige. Gaelic, unable to read.

 
Variants of the Young Giant

• “A Story.” Uses the name Tom Thumb.
• The Dwarf who Grew Up. Uses the name Tom Thumb.  
• Variant of the Young Giant. Uses the name Tom Thumb.

 
Other Tale Types

• Bolgaidín
• Boiligín agus an tSeanbhean (Boiligin and the old woman)
• Boiligín agus an tSeanbhean
• Boiligdín
• Boilgidín 
• An Bhean a Thug léi Boilgín 
• A story in which a girl is swallowed by a cow.

 
Gaelic, unable to read

• Gaelic story. 
• An Gobán Saor. 
• Scéal faoi Oiread Ceann Mordhóig 
• http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4622975/4619389
• Scéal Greannmhar
  
• http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4427991/4364921/4469157
• Cathaoir Shúgáin. 
• Séimidh.
• http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428372/4400921

 
Does not match
These were listed in the Type Index, but do not seem to be variants of Type 700. I may have made a mistake in transcription here.

• 0059 229. This entry appears to be a description of churning.
• An tSlí a mBíonn a Fhios ag Muintir na hÁite ón nGréin cén Saghas Aimsire a Bhíonn air.
• 0089 161 Riddles.
• “A Funny Story.” 
• 0160 217 Discussion of "fairy fort." Transcribed wrong?
• Whirlwind in May.
• 851 274. 

Unable to find

• 250 377
• 256 287.
• 257 665
• 260 141
• 280 218
• 322 143
• 348 188
• 352 250
• 375 286
• 402 754
• 538 534
• 551 56
• 551 137
• 613 407.
• 624 357
• 640 221 – found, but currently unavailable.
• 728 205
• 743 350
• 882 427
• 1012 6
• 1018 6
• 1170 447
• 1207 23
• 1213 30
• 1270 245
• 1323 551
• 868 323 
• 938 466