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  1. Can Kill Three with the One Blow

    CBÉ 0279

    Lore

    John Crosby

  2. Go and Kill a Hussian for Yourself

    CBÉ 0220

    Lore

    Transcript

  3. (no title)

    “About sixty years ago the people used always kill a sheep for the station...”

    CBÉ 0334

    Lore

    April 1937

    Liam Paor

  4. (no title)

    “It is unlucky to kill the gráinneóg.”

    CBÉ 0377

    Lore

    23 June 1937

    Pádhraic Mac Giolla Phádhraic

  5. (no title)

    “I heard the old people saying that the fairies would kill us all...”

    CBÉ 0377

    Lore

    11 June 1937

    Pádhraic Mac Giolla Phádhraic

  6. (no title)

    “On the eve of Michaelmas night it was the custom to kill a goose...”

    CBÉ 0356

    Lore

    Seosamh Ó Riain

  7. (no title)

    “It is considered unlucky to kill an ass.”

    CBÉ 0356

    Lore

    Seosamh Ó Riain

  8. (no title)

    “It is considered unluckly to kill a robin....”

    CBÉ 0356

    Lore

    Seosamh Ó Riain

  9. (no title)

    “A farmer was goin to kill a pig...”

    CBÉ 0412

    Lore

    15 September 1937

    Micheál Ó Murchadha

  10. Holy Well (Kill)

    CBÉ 0466

    Lore

    13 September 1934

    Kill, Co. Cork

  11. St Augustine's Well in Townland of Kill

    CBÉ 0467

    Lore

    18 June 1934

    Abbeypark, Co. Galway

  12. Holy Well - Townland of Bishopscourt near Kill

    CBÉ 0468

    Lore

    23 November 1934

    Daniel Brady

    Bishopscourt Upper, Co. Kildare

  13. (no title)

    “There's certain people who can kill a person without ever leaving a finger on them.”

    CBÉ 0080

    Lore

  14. (no title)

    “In Falcarragh if a cat passes in front of a corpse they kill it immediately.”

    CBÉ 0042

    Lore

    27 December 1928

    James O' Connell

  15. When the People Used Kill, Cure and Sell Bacon in Loads

    CBÉ 0569

    Lore

    1 December 1938

    Michael Fahy

  16. To Kill the Thunder

    CBÉ 0560

    Lore

    September 1938

    Mrs Dore

  17. (no title)

    “In my time they used kill the pigs at home and bring the carcase to Cork...”

    CBÉ 0571

    Lore

    1938

    Bean Uí Shíthigh

  18. Unlucky to Kill Weasel?

    CBÉ 0704

    Lore

    3 September 1940

    Micheál Ó Ríogáin

  19. The Kill of Slane

    CBÉ 0580

    Lore

    19 January 1938

    James Caffrey

  20. Not Right to Kill Ass

    CBÉ 0551

    Lore

    Maidhc Ó Fógarta