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“Ye sons of Erin, be of cheer, the day is near at hand, When the Saxon crew will disappear and leave our dear old land...”

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James Ryan, Ryan Malachy

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The Ballycohy Eviction

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Jeremiah Coughlan

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Procession at Cappawhite in Memory of the Manchester Martyrs

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Peter Morgan

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Where Mulkear River Flows

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J. Ryan

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“It is handed down by the old people that the cause of the failure of both '98 and '67 movements was due to having too many informers in their ranks...”

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“No person died of famine in the Townlands of Brackile, Coolnapisha, Reask and Cross...”

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“The four local estates were Brackile, Coolnapisha, Reask, and Cross. The landlords of those estates were men that were led by their agents, and the agents, in turn, were spurned on by their land-bailiffs...”

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“Faction fights are discontinued in this part of the country for nearly fights years...”

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“Ryan is the most plentiful name in Grean and Oola, as regards nicknames...”

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“One hundred years ago there was no travelling by road, only at a slow rate. The roads were bad, and were laid through hilly country...”

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Prayers

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Winifred Duhig

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“It is still a custom for country-people in those parts when killing a pig to fill the bladder with lard and hang it on the ceiling...”

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Úna Bean Uí Dubhthaigh

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“In almost every district in Ireland hidden treasures are to be found, but as the people are very superstitious they seldom try to find it, for fear of drawing down the wrath of the "good people! upon them...”

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Áine Ní Néill, Máire Ní Néill

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Variations of the "Song of the Wren" in this District

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The Dearg-Daol

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Thomas Duhig

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“The ordinary cock (rooster) up to some 50 years ago played a very important part in the superstition of the local peasantry...”

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Mrs Fogarty

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“If a picture falls down from its place on the wall of a bedroom, it portends death.”

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“A ghostly coach, locally called the cóisde bodhar used pass through Emly very often...”

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Mrs W. Duhig

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Gaelic Words Still in Our Spoken English

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“The red specks on the edges of the petals of daisies, are supposed to be drops of Our Lord's blood...”

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