(no title) “Once upon a time a woman was coming home from a dance and it was about three o' clock in the morning. As she [was] passing a gate she saw a big black pig.” CBÉS 0862 Richard Fitzpatrick, Rita Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Once upon a time a man was going home from rambling and as he was passing a gate he saw a black dog. The dog began to follow him and he got a fright.” CBÉS 0862 Richard Fitzpatrick, Rita 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) “Once upon a time a man was coming home from rambling and it was late in the night. He was about to cross a stile when the devil appeared to him with a beautiful pack of cards in his mouth.” CBÉS 0862 Bridie Manning, Richard Fitzpatrick Transcript
(no title) “Once upon a time there was a poor man living by himself. He was able to cure men , women, and children and he was better than a doctor. One night a man was very sick and they were not able to cure him so they sent the man.” CBÉS 0862 Bridie Manning, 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) “Once upon a time a woman lived on the top of Ned Martin's hill. Peg Dunne was her name.” CBÉS 0863 Bessie Dwyer, Richard 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
(no title) “One time three men began to play cards in a house and one of the men was losing all his money and the others were winning it.” CBÉS 0863 Imelda Hegarty, Richard Fitzpatrick Transcript