(no title) “Shops were not as common long ago as what they are now, and on that account people used have to go to the nearest town to do their purchasing.” CBÉS 0518 William Carroll Transcript
(no title) “The houses that were there long ago were made of mud and they had thatched roofs. Straw used be put through the mud to keep it together and to strengthen it.” CBÉS 0518 William Carroll Transcript
(no title) “Once upon a time there were a poor woman and her son living together in a house. Her husband was dead and she was very poor. She had one cow and she made up her mind to sell her.” CBÉS 0863 Mollie Carroll, William Carroll Transcript
Ballymackessy Wood CBÉS 0899 Mary Anne Rochford, William Carroll Ballymackesy, Co. Wexford Transcript