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The Main Manuscript Collection

This collection includes every aspect of the Irish oral tradition. New volumes are added on a regular basis. More information

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  1. (no title)

    “In a lonely part of Co. Meath there lived an old lady in a thatched, white-washed little cottage.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  2. (no title)

    “There was once a young woman who lived in or around Newcastle Co. Meath.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  3. (no title)

    “In a country home there was great excitement. The people of the house were sitting up watching a cow to calf.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  4. (no title)

    “In a past of Co. Meath there lived a family who could not get butter off the milk no matter how long they churned.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  5. (no title)

    “There were three women (one of them a red headed woman) who lived in the same parish in this particular part of Co. Meath.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  6. (no title)

    “There once lived in a remote part of Co. Meath a boy and his mother.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  7. (no title)

    “There lived a young man and his wife and child. One evening when the man returned from his work...”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  8. (no title)

    “In a poor locality in Co. Meath there lived a poor old man. His house was situated about 3 miles outside...”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  9. The Mote of Cloncurry

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  10. (no title)

    “On the main road to Newcastle lies a black gate. In olden times it was said that some evil would befall anyone...”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  11. (no title)

    “Once there stood a beautiful house on the Main Rd to Newcastle. The man who owned it called it "Ballinderry House".”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  12. (no title)

    “On a certain road in Ballinaskea lived a family in a small cottage by the name of Gibbins.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  13. (no title)

    “There used to be a well in Co. Meath called Hot Well. Many cures were supposed to be made at the well.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie

  14. (no title)

    “Once there lived a young, little boy of about seven or eight years of age.”

    CBÉ 0516

    Lore

    1938

    Mrs. Brigid Wylie