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“Bill has a brother named Pats. He was a great huntsman in his day and once his dogs tracked something which ran into the two lisses at Lounihan.”

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1939

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“A friend of mine named Pat Reidy from near Kilgarvan village was talking to me some years ago at a house in which it was the custom to play cards.”

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1939

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“The young people are fond of dancing "The Highland Fling" to a tune called "Some Say the Devil's Dead".”

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1939

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“A big black dog from the other world is said to follow certain people by night.”

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1939

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“Animals play a large part in the lore of the people, and since the old people, especially the old women, have a great affection for them when they are...”

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1939

The Old Kerry Cow that Escaped from Roscrea.

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1939

John O'Donoghue

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“When a neighbour or a relation dies, the old people will not allow any music to be played in their houses or a dance to be held, out of "respect for the dead".”

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1939

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“My grandmother used to tell me that "the corpse makes the finest medicine going" and doctors were always anxious to get one for the purpose.”

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1939

The Following Methods were Adopted for the Cure of Some Diseases:

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1939

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“In the matter of religious cures we are not behind time in this parish.”

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1939

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“The people have great faith in religious medals.”

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1939

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“The old people believed that a hazel stick was a powerful defence against attack from the pookees and were fond of offering one to visitors if they were departing late at night.”

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1939

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“Flannel was often coloured by a home-made dye which the old women picked off the rocks.”

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1939

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“When two or more people are to be buried on the same day we are all curious to know which of them is the last...”

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1939

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“It is said that if a person happens to fall in a graveyard it is a sign that he or she will be the next to go in there as a corpse.”

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1939

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“When a grave sinks it is a sign that a death will soon occur in the family to whom it belongs.”

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1939

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“The tomb of the O'Sullivan Christians in Kilgarvan graveyard is peculiar from the fact that it opens directly into the street...”

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1939

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“Whenever a member of the O'Sullivan Caols happens to die a door in a great rock in The Bird mountain is said to open and roar out like thunder.”

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1939

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“An account of how a dead man returned to admit his own guilt and save the name of a young priest...”

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1939

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“Old people fear the cold of March and expect death in that month more than any other.”

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1939