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    “About a hundred years ago it is believed that an old man lived in a townland called 'Glenphilipine'.”

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    About a hundred years ago it is believed that an old man lived in a townsland called Glenphilipine. This man was know by the name Murtagh the Coiner. He was a bachelor. One day he was crossing a ditch with a harrow on his back and he fell. While he was lying on the ground says he "Here I am goin' to die without knowing the good of a woman". He got better and it is said that he was married three times after.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Hanley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tinahely, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Micheal Needham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballyshonog, Co. Wicklow