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CBÉ 0512 (Part 4)

Volume: CBÉ 0512 (Part 4)

Date

1938

Collector

Bríd Ní Ghamhnáin

Location

Ballysadare, Co. Sligo

Titles (47)

1. The Maid of Collooney Town

Lore
2. “Di ye know, an' its a thing that an' awful lot o'people id be enclined ta laugh at, is the idea o' goin asthray on a mountain.”

Lore
3. “The following song was composed by a school master named Bernie McHugh from Riverstown.”

Lore
4. “A phriesht at all times (well God forgive me if I'd be tempted ta say anything wrong about them) is not tthe easiesht pershon ta have any dalin's wit.”

Lore
5. “There was another fairly good wan tould about him.”

Lore
6. “It was said too that Fr Kane brough back a dead man from Hell.”

Lore
7. “This is an ould sthory intrathan, an' it ishtn't many round here aither that knows it...”

Lore
8. “There is a Cove at Lecarrow, in which there is the image of a sow an' a litther o' bonhams...”

Lore
9. “There was a crock of gold supposhed to be hidden in a field near Corrick...”

Lore
10. “There was always supposhed to be a ghosht in Hollybrook, an' the place that was mosht usual for him to appear in was jusht below the firsht gatehouse...”

Lore
11. “This is asthory I heard from ould Mrs Davey, an' its nearly is ould is any o' them that me father tould me.”

Lore
12. A Song, Sung by Patrick Dwyer of Cloghogue

Lore
13. “Ill tell ye a sthory, that I bethought o' since ye war here lasht.”

Lore
14. “Happy for the Bride that the sun shines on...”

Lore
15. “On May day, the pieces of clay which a cow looses from between her hooves are collected...”

Lore
16. John Stenson

Lore
17. “Sure ye remind me now, an' ye goin' round lookin' at them rocks o' the time, when Fr Meehan asked ta come here viewin' them over...”

Lore
18. The Man who Stole the Butter Out of His Own House

Lore
19. “This is anether sthory that they ushed to tell round this counthry too. There was a certain woman...”

Lore
20. “There was a man livin' down near Lough Bow at wan time an' he had a cow sick in calf.”

Lore
21. “I'll tell ye anether fairy sthory now if ye like, it happened down near Lough Bow too.”

Lore
22. “Aye talkin about forts, sure theres a wan, near enough to your own place...”

Lore
23. “There is a peculiar inscription written on a slab over the door of the Kilmactranny Protestant church...”

Lore
24. “Theres an ould sthory tould round here about a certain family who war very poor at wan time.”

Lore
25. “Ould James T--- was a noted ould landlord in this district an' it washtnt so much for his appearance or anything else that he was well known, but...”

Lore
26. “This is a very thrue sthory now that I'm goin' to tell ye, an' it happened in this parish. There was Confirmation at wan time...”

Lore
27. “In the year 1839, nearly a hundred years ago now, an' the night o' the big wind it was...”

Lore
28. “There was an ould woman livin' round here I wont say fot her name was...”

Lore
29. Stories of Daniel O'Connell

Lore
30. Stories of Daniel O'Connell

Lore
31. “Two men lived in the townland o' Ardley at wan time. They war two fine lookin' men...”

Lore
32. “If a person is sleeping in a strange room, and puts some of his clothing in each of the four corners...”

Lore
33. “It is said that a person should make a wish at every crossroads...”

Lore
34. “Rivers rising on new years night is a sign...”

Lore
35. “If a lone crow calls on a house top, or on a chimney...”

Lore
36. “If a person dreams of seeing a grave opened and empty...”

Lore
37. “A Corpse that dosen't get stiff is a sign that some other person in the family is going to die soon after...”

Lore
38. “White patches on the fingernails:...”

Lore
39. “If a person looses a sixpence, or any coin...”

Lore
40. “A woman should never cut a man's hair...”

Lore
41. “If seven boys are born after other...”

Lore
42. “Children who are born, with a covering on their heads, which is usually called the "sailors cap"...”

Lore
43. “In the times o' the Ribbon-men I herd me grandfather sayin'...”

Lore
44. “Peter Dwyer of Cloghogue was considered the best bone setter in this district in his time.”

Lore
45. “There was a poor old wida woman livin on the Kingsborough estate, close on a hundred years ago now, she was a Catholic.”

Lore
46. “Two fairly hard cases o men war comin' down the coach road at Ballinfaad wan night...”

Lore
47. “A Bishop who came to Geevagh to administer the sacrament of Confirmation to the children of the parish was staying in a house...”

Lore

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