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1. An Old Story

   

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   In the townland of Leehary there once lived a man called Matthew McCabe. He lived on the rocks, where wood was very scarce, and he had no firewood of any kind. It is said that once he was in a very bad way for firewood, so he cut it, a lone bush and ever since that he could not look at you straight in the face, You would need to hare on the grisset coining you would need to make money of your own.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Wilfred Lowry

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gradam, Co. an Chabháin

   Informant

   Mr Hughie Smith

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gradam, Co. an Chabháin