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  1. Saint Patrick's Well

    CBÉ 0467

    Lore

    18 June 1934

    Mrs Higgins, Hugh McGloin

    Bunduff, Co. Leitrim

  2. (no title)

    “It is long now is I mind o' ta hear me mother God be good to her, tellin' me this sthory.”

    CBÉ 0485

    Lore

    23 April 1938

    Mrs Higgins

    Transcript

  3. (no title)

    “There is an ould thradition about Townagh church thats in the parish o' Rhivershtown...”

    CBÉ 0485

    Lore

    23 April 1938

    Mrs Higgins

    Transcript

  4. (no title)

    “There is anether legend tould about the ould church at Shanco.”

    CBÉ 0485

    Lore

    23 April 1938

    Mrs Higgins

    Transcript

  5. (no title)

    “Ushen't they tell this wan round here about Pether the Smith...”

    CBÉ 0485

    Lore

    23 April 1938

    Mrs Higgins

    Transcript

  6. (no title)

    “This was aterrible counthry for evictions long 'go...”

    CBÉ 0485

    Lore

    23 April 1938

    Mrs Higgins

    Transcript

  7. (no title)

    “It is said that if aturf-spade falls, it is asure sign of a death of some member of the family to whom the spade belongs.”

    CBÉ 0485

    Lore

    23 April 1938

    Mrs Higgins

    Transcript

  8. A Puzzle

    CBÉ 0485

    Lore

    23 April 1938

    Mrs Higgins

    Transcript

  9. (no title)

    “I'll tell ye a shtory about a man who dhramed o' a threasure that was to be found on London Bridge...”

    CBÉ 0555

    Lore

    29 June 1938

    Mrs Higgins

  10. (no title)

    “There was many awan round these roads that nearly got their mouths broken for callin certain people be their wrong names...”

    CBÉ 0555

    Lore

    30 July 1938

    Mrs Higgins

  11. (no title)

    “Well I'll tell ye another shtory now is I'm at it. Faith its was an ould gentleman that lived around here, that I'm goin to tell ye about.”

    CBÉ 0555

    Lore

    30 July 1938

    Mrs Higgins

  12. The Reason why McDonagh Built Balindoon Abbey.

    CBÉ 0555

    Lore

    29 June 1938

    Mrs Higgins

  13. (no title)

    “I heard a sthory about two brothers that was livin' wit their father who was a very ould man.”

    CBÉ 0555

    Lore

    29 June 1938

    Mrs Higgins

  14. (no title)

    “If a person is selling a place to another, he should never take the fire out of the house until the newcomer has arrived...”

    CBÉ 0555

    Lore

    29 June 1938

    Mrs Higgins

  15. (no title)

    “This is a thrue sthory that incident that happened to a nexht dure neighbour o' mine during the Great War.”

    CBÉ 0555

    Lore

    29 June 1938

    Mrs Higgins