(no title)

“Once upon a time there lived a king and he was always unhappy. One time he got sick and the Doctor told him that he would never get well unless he got the shirt of the happiest man in Ireland.”

CBÉS 0862

Chrissie Brophy

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(no title)

“In olden times people were very fond of taking there neighbours' property with the aid of the fairies.”

CBÉS 0862

Chrissie Brophy

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(no title)

“One day Andy Murphy was going from Bournafea to Kilkenny to buy himself a pair of boots, he had fourteen shillings in his pocket for the boots.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy, Martin Dooley

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(no title)

“In Kilfarney there once lived a woman by the name of Biddy Ross. She was a very bad woman and when she died the people said she would go to hell.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy, Martin Dooley

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(no title)

“In Sandyfords Court there is a castle where people lived long ago. One of the families that lived in the castle had two hounds which they reared under ground.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy

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(no title)

“One night two men and a boy of seventeen went to play cards in a neighbouring house, not very far from their own house. On their way to this house they had to pass by three raths, which belonged to this neighbouring house.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy

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(no title)

“One night Tady Brennan was playing cards in Jackman's house, which was not very far from his own house. When he was coming home he saw a man walking at the opposite side of the road.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy, Martin Dooley

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(no title)

“Once upon a time there lived a very clever man who had a son, who was not very clever but was a very good good mason.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy

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(no title)

“One day Jack Fatter was going to town to buy some groceries for his family. When he reached the town he got the groceries and put them in the car.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy, Martin Dooley

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(no title)

“Once upon a time there lived a man and he was very fond of cardplaying. When Sunday morning would come he would never think of getting up to go to Mass.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy

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(no title)

“Once upon a time there lived a man, named Jim Neill and he was very fond of doing tricks on the neighbours around. One night he was coming home from rambling in a house and he said that he would go into Patsy Phelan and give him a fright.”

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy

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The Bees

CBÉS 0863

Chrissie Brophy

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