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“In the townland of Ballyshane about a half mile east of Poer head in the Parish of Aghada on the sea-coast is a place known as "Leabaidh Easbaidh" or the bishop's cave...”

CBÉS 0394

Eugene Kelly, John Mc Carthy

Ballyshane, Co. Cork

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“There is a fort over on a corner of Dan Higgins' field, Shanahee.”

CBÉS 0394

Johanna Hegarty, Mrs Johanna Hegarty

Shanahee, Co. Cork

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“There is an old graveyard in Mr. Parker's ground in Ballyrobin called Kill-a bhuláin...”

CBÉS 0394

Christy Cuddigan, John Brady

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“About two centuries ago when wine came to Ireland from Spain. Irishmen used to buy...”

CBÉS 0394

Johanna Hegarty, Mrs Johanna Hegarty

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“Once upon a time there lived in the neighbourhood of Ballyandreen a giant by the name of Geany...”

CBÉS 0394

James Mc Carthy, John Mc Carthy

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“Smuggling was carried on here years ago...”

CBÉS 0394

Patrick Mac Sweeney, Patrick O' Flynn

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“At one time smuggling was carried on around the sea coast...”

CBÉS 0394

Helen Cuddigan, John Brady

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“In olden times the pirates were very busy holding up ships and robbing them of money and valuable things they could get...”

CBÉS 0394

Helen Cuddigan, John Brady

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“It is said that in Morrison's "Pairc-an-Leasa" in Ballycroneen there is some sort of treasure buried.”

CBÉS 0394

John Walsh, Mrs Morrison

Ballycroneen West, Co. Cork

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“In Ballyandreen at the edge of a cliff lies a piece of land called the "Cheirneac".”

CBÉS 0394

Patricia Walsh, Thomas Morrison

Ballyandreen, Co. Cork

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“A few days before Christmas 1865, the Ibis, a steamship was lost at Ballycroneen Bay, a little to eastward of Poerhead...”

CBÉS 0394

Billy Mc Carthy, Eugene Kelly

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“Long ago if a person got a cut the first thing he did was to rub a grey plant called the bloodweed to it...”

CBÉS 0394

Elizabeth Healy, Timothy Healy

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“My grandmother told me that when she was a girl they were short of workmen to crown the turnips...”

CBÉS 0394

Mrs Johanna Hegarty, Patrick Hegarty

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“About forty years ago the Briens of Ballycroneen were very sick with the measles...”

CBÉS 0394

John Mc Carthy, Mrs Ellen Mc Carthy

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“There is a holy well situated in Rostellan in the parish of Aghada.”

CBÉS 0394

Chris Cuddigan, John Brady

Rostellan, Co. Cork

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“There is a very old holy well in Mrs Harty's land of Kilmacahill...”

CBÉS 0394

Patrick Flynn, Patrick Mc Sweeney

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“Long ago there lived in Ballydavid a man named John Geary...”

CBÉS 0394

Johanna Hegarty

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“If a lot of daisies grow in a field of grass it is bad grass...”

CBÉS 0394

Johanna Hegarty

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“There was a branch of Cahills in Aghada long ago and they were blacksmiths...”

CBÉS 0394

Johanna Hegarty

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“People used to spin black stockings long ago...”

CBÉS 0394

Daniel Higgins, Peggy Higgins

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