(no title)

“The farmer that I work would owns a farm of about eighty statute acres.”

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20 May 1938

Seán Ó Coileáin

In the beginning of the world God called all the birds together to show 'em how to make their nests.

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25 May 1938

Micheál Ó Murchadha

(no title)

“About a hundred years ago there was a land lord in Grange called Captain Boyce.”

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4 June 1938

Bean Uí Chuirc

(no title)

“There was a tatched chapel in Carrig before the wan that's in it now was built.”

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7 June 1938

Séamus Ó Coilleáin

(no title)

“March 'ill sarch...”

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8 June 1938

Séamus Ó Coilleáin

(no title)

“There was a stone altar in Cullenstown where Mass used to be said after the Rebellion of '98.”

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8 June 1938

Maitiú Mac Oilifir

(no title)

“A man named Furlong lived in Ballygow an' he was an' officer in the Insurgent Army in '98.”

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10 June 1938

Maitiú Mac Oilifir

(no title)

“Long ago men from Fethard an' the Hook used to come to the Keeragh Islands for boat loads of say weed or wore as they used to call it.”

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10 June 1938

Maitiú Mac Oilifir

(no title)

“After '98 used to be an' ould ex Yeoman trampin round these parts, he was a priveleged person an' was allowed to carry a sword.”

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16 June 1938

Maitiú Mac Oilifir

(no title)

“There was a Mission in Carrig a long time ago when the landlords was in full swing.”

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16 June 1938

Maitiú Mac Oilifir

(no title)

“Durin' the Rebellion of '98 the Insurgents used to take prisoners into Wexford an' hould an' inquiry about 'em.”

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17 June 1938

Maitiú Mac Oilifir

(no title)

“There's a Pattern held in Carrig an' in Bannow on the 15th of August although its not much of an' affair now it used to be a great day long ago.”

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6 July 1938

Maitiú Mac Oilifir

(no title)

“About seventy years ago Boyce of Bannow was in full swing an' everybody was in dread of him.”

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10 July 1938

Risteard Ó Meadóg

(no title)

“About fifty or sixty years ago they was electin' a coroner for Wexford an there was two men in for it Farell of Faree an' Jonas King.”

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11 July 1938

Maitiú Mac Oilifir

(no title)

“To cure sore feet get some Black Alder leaves an' pound 'em would a hammer an' bandage 'em on the feet.”

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12 July 1938

Áine Bean Uí Mhurchadha

(no title)

“There was a well off farmer livin' in a place called Coolbee an' his name was Pat Brennan.”

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14 July 1938

Séamus Ó Ceallaigh

(no title)

“A man named Jim Stafford of Cullenstown was tellin me when I was a chap about a vessel that was smugglin'.”

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16 July 1938

Risteard Ó Meadóg

(no title)

“I've travelled this parish around an' all over...”

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20 July 1938

Seán de Faoite

(no title)

“I remember a very bad storm in 1882 an' a vessel got into trouble off Cullenstown, all the hands was on the poop deck...”

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22 July 1938

Risteard Ó Meadóg

(no title)

“About seventy years ago the poor people had a hard time tryin' to live.”

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27 July 1938

Áine Bean Uí Mhurchadha