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“One time a gentleman had a wife and a very nice house. They were also very well off.”
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Antony Turbitt, Hugh Turbitt
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“One time a gentleman had a wife and a very nice house. They were also very well off.”
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Antony Turbitt, Hugh Turbitt
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“Mr. Kennedy who lived about a mile from us, one Winter night got up and the snow was on the ground.”
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James Murphy, Tom Hearne
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“When Elizabeth was Queen of England she had amongst her seravants an Irishman named Shaun na gCeann.”
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Bridget Mc Cartín, Charlie O Beirne
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Tom Creamer, Willie Farrell
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“A man got up in the morning early to go to the bog for a few loads of turf.”
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Tom Creamer
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“I remember some years ago to listen very attentively to a story told to me by my granny relating to a very serious sickness her husband contracted.”
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John Flynn, Peter Dolan
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“During the time of the fairies a woman was milking her cows out on a valley.”
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Mr Jack Galloghy, Patrick Galloghy
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James Gannon, Willie O Hara
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“Long ago a number of Englishmen came to the Sliabh-anlarainn mountain to look for coal, and iron...”
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John James Galloghy, Patrick Galloghy
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“About two miles from Ballinamore in the townland of Glenacoo there is a farm of land belonging to a man named Edward Conlon.”
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James Mc Ternan, Willie O Hara
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“One day long ago a man and his son were out fishing in a boat in Garadice Lough.”
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Gerard Reynolds, John Maxwell
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“More than fifty years ago, two men named Mr. Bohan and Mr. Moran were posting bills.”
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Gerard Murphy, Michael Flynn
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“One night a man was going home from Ballinamore. He was blacksmith named John Gormley who lived at Crimlin.”
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Patrick Flood, Seán Flood
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“Once upon a time there lived a man named Tom Connor. He was an hard working industrious farmer with a wife and six children.”
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Charlie Comerford, William Browne
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“Once upon a time there was a man who lost his way. He was walking along a road at twelve o'clock at night...”
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Patrick Moran, Tommy Harrison
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“Once upon a time there was a woman who had witchcraft. She had a little orphan boy living in the house with her.”
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Mrs Scollan, Seán Scollan
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Mrs Travers, Tommie Darcy
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“A man named Peter Fee was going home from town one night very late.”
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Michael Wrynne, Seán Mc Cartin
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“Once upon a time there lived a man named Bill Cooper. He was a blacksmith and was very fond of drink.”
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Francis Michael Mc Govern, Laurence Fee
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“Two men named Gilbeaney who were horse dealers were going to a fair late one night.”
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Mrs Mc Cartin, Patrick Mc Cartin
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