(no title) “Many years ago a man named Thomas Murphy was coming from a public house called Muldowneys. It was late in the night and he had to pass an old graveyard.” CBÉS 0862 May Fitzpatrick, Mrs Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Some years ago a man and his wife were coming from a wake. It was late in the night and they went across the fields. On their way they had to go through a rath.” CBÉS 0862 May Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Once upon a time a man had three sons. The youngest was called Dummling and he was ill-treated by the whole family. One day the eldest son took it into his head to go into the wood to cut fuel.” CBÉS 0862 May Fitzpatrick, Richard Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “In Muchalee near where the waterworks stands now there is a Moat. Old people say that there is a treasure of gold buried in it.” CBÉS 0863 May Fitzpatrick, Richard Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Nearly a hundred years ago two robbers lived in the hills between Ballyfoyle and Johnswell.” CBÉS 0863 Mary Ann Byrne, May Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Along time ago a man and his wife lived in a house in Tullabroin. One night the woman of the house was called to the window by an old withered little woman.” CBÉS 0863 Margaret Fitzpatrick, May Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Once upon a time a man and his wife lived in a small little house. They had one son and they were very poor. They used bushes for a door in the house.” CBÉS 0863 May Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Once upon a time two men went to Johnswell for a drink. When they were returning home at a late hour down by Farrell's, they saw a lot of tents and cars and a lot of people.” CBÉS 0863 May Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Once upon a time two men were sitting eating their dinner in a field in Ossory Hill. There was a rath near by and a hare used to come out of it daring every body.” CBÉS 0863 May Fitzpatrick, Richard Fitzpatrick Transcript