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This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. Story

    “John Murphy's mother step sister got sick and Mrs Murphy went to Biddy Early.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    Cáit Ní Chorra, John Murphy, Katty Corry

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  2. A Story

    “John Murphy's aunt was married over near Crusheen. Once she fell sick and her mother sent a girl to Biddy Early.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    Cáit Ní Chorra, John Murphy, Katty Corry

    Crusheen, Co. Clare

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  3. Story

    “Once a man was dying and his wife went to Biddy Early.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    Cáit Ní Chorra, John Murphy, Katty Corry

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  4. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    John Walsh, Lena Walsh

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  5. A Story

    “John H Murphy had an aunt married out near Crusheen. Once she felt very sick and her mother sent a girl to Biddy Early.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    John Murphy, Julia Corry

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  6. A Story

    “Once a man was dying and his wife went to Biddy Early.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    John Murphy, Julia Corry

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  7. (no title)

    “Once a woman was dying and two men went for Biddy Early, Biddy was in the room and there was another person in the kitchen.”

    CBÉS 0592E

    John Murphy, Julia Corry

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  8. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Bridget Keely, Pat Vaughan

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  9. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Bridget Keely, Pat Vaughan

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  10. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Patrick Walsh, Tomás Mac Conmara

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  11. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Jack Broderick, Tomás Mac Conmara

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  12. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Michael Ó h Ainnín

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  13. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Pat Keane, Patrick Mc Namara

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  14. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Michael O' Brien, Séamus Ó Bríain

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  15. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Michael O' Brien, Séamus Ó Bríain

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  16. Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592E

    Michael Mc Namara

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  17. Folklore - Biddy Early

    CBÉS 0592F

    John Loughrey, Pat Loughrey

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  18. (no title)

    “When Biddy Early lived in Feakle the priests of the surrpunding parishes forbade any parishoner to visit her”

    CBÉS 0593

    James Clune

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  19. (no title)

    “Some years ago there was a man named Kielly in Low Island Ballynacally who used visit Biddy Early whenever his stock or friends used be ill,”

    CBÉS 0593

    Bridget O' Dwyer, Philomena Degidon

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  20. (no title)

    “Long ago there was a man whose sister was sick and he went to Biddy Early for a cure”

    CBÉS 0593

    Joe Ireton

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