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“Therese are many old stories of very strong men who lived in this district long ago.”
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Matthew Coghlan, Mr John Coghlan
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“Therese are many old stories of very strong men who lived in this district long ago.”
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Matthew Coghlan, Mr John Coghlan
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“The most remarkable jump in this part of the country is "Sean Óg's Leap" which can still be seen in the townland of Noygue in this parish.”
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Mr James Irwin, Patrick Irwin
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“David Cowhy of Annagh leaped across the road at Irwin's gate a distance of 23 feet.”
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Eddie Galligan, Mr John Murphy
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“There is an old story told that long ago there were two brothers drawing hay near Altamira and the horse refused to pull.”
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Mr T. Tierney, Tony Tierney
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“Long ago there was a very strong man named Duggan in Annagh.”
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Mr James Irwin, William O' Sullivan
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“The Blackbird builds her nest on a white thorn bush.”
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Mr William Keating, Thomas Sampson
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“The lark builds her nest on the ground generally in cows' tracks.”
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Mr James O' Sullivan, William O' Sullivan
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“A bullfinch builds her nest in a brake of briars.”
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Mr James O' Sullivan, William O' Sullivan
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“A robin builds her nest on the of a ditch.”
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John O' Sullivan, Mr T. O' Sullivan
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“The birds are busy building their nests at present”
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Edmond Galligan, Mr Denis Fehin
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“Every kind of animal makes its own peculiar kind of nest for rearing its young.”
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Matthew Coghlan, Mr John Coghlan
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“A hare makes no nest at all.”
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Mr John Sampson, Thomas Sampson
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“A mouse makes her nest in bits of paper and wisps of hay.”
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Edmond Galligan, Mr Denis Fehin
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“Long ago a hurling match was played entirely different to what it is now.”
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Matthew Coghlan, Mr Patrick O' Connor
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“About fifty years ago every place was covered up with snow.”
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Mr James Irwin, Patrick Irwin
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“When Bill Hickey was in the army he had to be on patrol every second night.”
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Mr William Hickey, Sam Costelloe
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“There was a ghost seen at a place known as Purdon's gate now the entrance into Connor's wood at Egmont Churchtown.”
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Matthew Coghlan, Mr John Coghlan
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“One night when a bot and an old man were passing Kilbrin graveyard a big woman began running alongside the car.”
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Matthew Coghlan, Mr John O' Brien
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“About ten years ago tinkers saw a white lady standing at a gate in our land in Annagh.”
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Mr Patrick O' Connor, Patrick Irwin
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“Once upon a time there were two brothers living together.”
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Miss Bessie O' Sullivan, William O' Sullivan
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