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“There was a man one time in America. He heard that the people in Ireland lived to be very old, he thought he would come over to see them.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“There was a man one time in America. He heard that the people in Ireland lived to be very old, he thought he would come over to see them.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“Long, long ago a giant lived in Connaught. He held a feast, he invited all his friends.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“Oisin was going about a poor wee man and St Patrick's maid was going for a bucket of water.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“One time there was a minister who was changed from on Parish to another. In those days they had to walk.”
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Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“One Christmas day the Protestants were playing Caman on the ice in Gartan lough where St Colmcille put in three steps to cross the lough.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“Before Colm-Cille died he wished he was in Gartan or in Wombarton's blessed clay or in the Island of Tory surrounded by the sea.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“A man lived in Derora long ago his name was Philip McNee. He was a great card player he was crossing a hill gong to where he usually played cards.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“An old woman lived in Marlask. She was wild for a smoke, she said she would say the rosary.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“A man [by] the name of McBride in Glenswilly took sick.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“There was an old woman Betty McAuley lived in Drumbologur; she had a son who was sick, and before he died, she made him promise that he would come back to see her.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“Orange men arranged to meet at Drumbologue at twelve o'clock, to go out and burn the Catholics out of their homes, and shoot them.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“An Irish man went to Scotland, when he landed there he went for work to the "pit" head.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“There was an old landlord in this country, he had a son a minister.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“Two girls were very good friends. They promised each other that which ever of them would die first would come back to tell what kind the next world was.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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“There was a man coming home from his neighbour's house.”
CBÉS 1083
Frank Mc Connell, Mary A. Mc Connell
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