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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)

    “When people die about here the people of the house leave the corpse for about one hour until the body is cold.”

    CBÉ 0548

    Lore

    19 September 1938

    Mrs Coady

  2. (no title)

    “Once there was a man coming home from Coolrain with two of his brothers.”

    CBÉ 0548

    Lore

    19 September 1938

    Mrs Coady

  3. (no title)

    “Long ago a ball of fire used to rise out of a Rath at Pluck's bridge and go up a certain height in the sky.”

    CBÉ 0548

    Lore

    19 September 1938

    Mrs Coady

  4. (no title)

    “If a person around here found a pot of gold he would be afraid to take it home until he would kill something...”

    CBÉ 0548

    Lore

    19 September 1938

    Mrs Coady

  5. The Death of a Person

    CBÉ 0548

    Lore

    20 September 1938

    Mrs Coady

  6. (no title)

    “Once upon a time there was a priest in Camross. He used to say mass in Killenure.”

    CBÉ 0548

    Lore

    23 September 1938

    Mrs Coady

  7. The Sting of a Wasp

    CBÉ 0548

    Lore

    26 September 1938

    Mrs Coady

  8. (no title)

    “Queen Victoria was once coming to Ireland and a shop-boy in Dublin got a roll of silk and when she was getting...”

    CBÉ 0548

    Lore

    26 September 1938

    Mrs Coady