A Story
“There was once a man living in an old sod house and he had three sons. One day the old man was dying and the priest was brought to him.”
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James Ormbsy, Martin Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection
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A Story
“There was once a man going by Drumin wood and he was leaving another man at home that was in his house.”
CBÉS 0150
James Ormbsy, John Bourke
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A Story
“There was once a house and there lived a man and a woman in the house and they went to a fair and these two girls went and stayed in the house that night.”
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James Ormbsy, Mrs John Gaughan
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A Story
“There was once a lad and he was very poor so he went out looking for work.”
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James Clarke, James Ormsby
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A Story
“There was once a giant in this country. One day this girl was spreading out clothes.”
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Bridget Brogan, Martin Brogan
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A Story
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Bridget Brogan, Thomas Holmes
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A Story
“There was once a woman who was going out for turf and two nuns passed her out and they stood a while and had a chat with her and they asked her the way to Pontoon.”
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Bridget Brogan, Mrs Bridget Holmes
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A Story
“Once there were two men going on a journey and when the came to Seefin one of the men said now we are at Seefin and we won't feel going the rest of the way and a voice answered them and said. It is not Seefin but it is Sheefin.”
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Bridget Brogan, William Brogan
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A Story
“There was once a woman coming up from Knockmore and when she was passing by a limekiln a horse came out and put his two feet up on her shoulders and she had to drag him to the top of the hill and he came off there and the woman fainted.”
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Bridget Brogan, Pat Flynn
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A Story
“There was once two boys in a house and one of them went to a raffle and when he was gone the other boy put a sheet round him and lay at the graveyard and when the other boy was passing by the graveyard he frightened him and the other boy kept going and th”
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Bridget Brogan, Nora Mc Hale
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A Story
“There was once two famers who had two brood mares grazing on a farm and it happened that both mares foaled the same night on the farm.”
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Bridget Brogan, Patrick Coleman
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A Story
“Once upon a time there was a man and he was very poor.”
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Edward Kirby, Michael Kelly
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A Story
“There was once a woman living in a house who was kind of sick.”
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Edward Kirby, Mrs Bridget Holmes
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A Story
“There was once a lazy man in a field and a few other men with him so they told him that if he would dig under this bótholán he would get a pot of gold.”
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Edward Kirby, Patrick Walshe
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A Story
“There was once a man and he was a protestant.”
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Edward Kirby, Patrick Walshe
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A Story
“There was once a man and his wife living in a little house in Shraheen.”
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Edward Kirby, Martin Clarke
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A Story
“There was once a man who had a tenent in a house.”
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Edward Kirby, Michael Gallagher
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A Story
“There was once a man coming from Ballina drunk.”
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Edward Kirby, Martin Brogan
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A Story
“There was once two men that were mad for card playing and they had not a button left in their clothes but they had cut out for card playing.”
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Martin Hanley, Nellie Moran
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A Story
“There was once two women coming down a road and when they were passing by a limekiln two lambs came out and followed them until they came to their own house.”
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Mrs M. Mc Hale, Nellie Moran
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