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CBÉ 0463 (Part 1)

Volume: CBÉ 0463 (Part 1)

Date

1937–1938

Collector

Bríd Ní Ghamhnáin

Location

Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo

Titles (58)

1. “Pat - was out makin' hand-shakins in his meadow wan day, an' a terrible whirl bhlast came jusht is he was finishin' off the lasht wan.”

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2. “A week from that day there was a fair in Collooney...”

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3. Cures

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4. The Black Pullet's Egg

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5. Another Way which a Boy May Know His Fortune by

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6. Standing for the Cause (By John O'Dowd M.P.)

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7. The Poetic Beggar-Man

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8. The Three Holy Wells

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9. “About 180 years ago two men were hanged outside Keoghs demense at Geevagh...”

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10. “There is a legend about a rock called Staugia which is situated down near Geevagh...”

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11. “Theres an ould cave that they call uaim na gCailine not far from Staugia.”

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12. “There was two ould women livin' down near Geevagh at war time, all they had ta depend on for a livin' was a few shillins' wages...”

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13. “A man o' the name o' Power who lived at Corran wan time, owned a black heifer...”

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14. The Man who Never Dreamed

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15. Teachers of the Old Schools of Greyforth and Corriganfenson

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16. “Mesel' an Georgie was comin' home from ramblin' wan night in ould Biddy ---'s out there the road.”

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17. “Ballindoon Cross-roads, between mesel an yershrel agra is in me opinion a quare place.”

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18. “Me lasht sthory was a good wan, eh, well if ye give me time now, I might remember anether wan for ye...”

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19. A Cure

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20. “Well this is a cure that happened ta mesel, when I was a young lad I ushed ta be horrid bad wit the toothache...”

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21. “I suppose ye don't hear many good Poteen sthories round yer place, well it istnt the case wit us up here.”

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22. “Well I'll tell ye anether sthory, tishtnt a poteen wan though, tisht'nt but I have plenty more o' them too, from the ould people.”

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23. A Story of Archbishop Healy of Ballyhealy

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24. “This is a good long sthory that I'm goin' ta tell ye now. There war four young lads livin down near Geevagh.”

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25. “I heard this sthory from an ould thraveller wan night that I wasa ramblin' below in me namesake's house at the coach-road.”

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26. How the Ballantine Family Came to Brickeen

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27. “Well I spose yid like ta hear a funny sthory now afther all the ghosht wans, an' the likes, well this wan is about a young Irish lad that went ta England...”

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28. “St Domnick's rock, which is to be seen in the "Abbey Field at Ballindoon.”

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29. “A sketch of the rose which is carved on one of the Arches in Ballindoon Abbey.”

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30. “There was an old legend that "Domhnall Cam" would have the highest tombstone, in Ireland.”

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31. “There was a phriesht livin' down the counthry at wan time, an its a long, long time ago, an' he had a house-keeper in his house...”

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32. “The Pattern of Ballindoon used to be held on the fourth of August every year, in the "Abbey Field.”

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33. “An old-saying around this district is "It went round like the knight of the Wisps.”

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34. “There was a man livin' down near Rhivershtown at wan time, an' at that time Hurlin' was a great game in Irealnd, an' this man was a noted hurler too.”

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35. “Ye want a sthory about people not attendin' Mass because they had a dispute wit the phriesht.”

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36. “James Flynn says that it was at St Domnick's rock at Ballindoon, that the stations were made at the Pattern...”

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37. “In olden times the herds houses on the Ballindoon estate were one-storey, two roomed thatched houses.”

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38. “This is a yarn about how Micky the Smith drew a tooth.”

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39. “A great practice in bread-making in olden times wasa, to grate raw potatoes, and let the "gratings" rest in a basin...”

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40. “An old soldier who was afther comin' home from the war went to confession to a priest in Riverstown.”

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41. “An old marriage custom, almost forgotten in this district wasa brought to light, at a recent marriage in a neighbouring parish.”

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42. “An incident which is considered very unlucky at a wedding party is, the breaking down of a car.”

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43. Crannavilla

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44. “An old tradition when a person is dying, is, that all the relatives should leave the rooom...”

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45. How to Judge a Good Milch Cow

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46. A Cure for Scurvy in Cattle

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47. “Cowslips when rubbed on the cow's udder on May day...”

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48. “An asse's shoe or a horse-shoe, when put into the fire...”

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49. “A story is told of a woman who lived at Ballinarry at one times, she went to Kilmactranny Graveyard...”

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50. “There was another wan livin down near Temple-house, at wan time, an' he noticed that suddenly all his luck in butter-making turned against him.”

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51. “Another story is told of a man who went into a house in Corrigeen to light his pipe.”

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52. “I heard poor Jamsie White tellin "Awnie" Coen this yarn wan night an' us above ramblin' in Awnie's...”

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53. “A weasel skin purse is supposed to be the luckiest purse a man could have...”

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54. “Crickets are lucky in insects in a home.”

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55. Dan O'Connell and the Sheep Thief

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56. The Sly Fox

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57. “Ashes should never be thrown out after dusk...”

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58. “There is a "strae" on the mountains of Geevagh a short distance from Mr Lynnn's coal-mines.”

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