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  1. (no title)

    “Begobs" was the name of an old man who visited this parish about fifty years ago.”

    CBÉS 0553

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  2. Old Trades in Killinaule and Parish 100 Years Ago

    CBÉS 0564

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    “The following truths were given to me by my father in law Mr. Pat Desmond, Cullen a native of old Parish Co Waterford....”

    CBÉS 0581

    Mr Pat Desmond

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    “There is an old fort on Mr English's farm in the townland of Carhue, parish of Donohill.”

    CBÉS 0582

    Mr W. Maxwell, Phyllis Maxwell

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    “In the parish of Knockavella about three miles from Cashel there is a farm in which thousands of pounds are hidden by an old lady.”

    CBÉS 0583

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  6. Old Ruins in Parish

    CBÉS 0585

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  7. Old Saying of this Parish

    CBÉS 0589

    Olive Waterstone

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  8. Old Schools in Bodyke Parish

    CBÉS 0591

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  9. Old Sayings Used by the People of the Parish

    CBÉS 0592

    Máire Ní Bhradáin, Paddy Purcell

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    “In this parish an old shoe is tied to the car...”

    CBÉS 0608

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    “Long ago there lived in this parish a very old Parish Priest.”

    CBÉS 0608

    Philomena Casey

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  12. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    “In the townland of Crohane, parish of Kilnamona there stands an old Danish fort...”

    CBÉS 0610

    Kathleen Guerin, Mrs Guerin

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    “Long ago in the parish of Kilnamona there lived an old man...”

    CBÉS 0610

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    “There are but a few old roads in this parish. ...”

    CBÉS 0615

    Chris Droney, John Kerins

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    “There were many old houses long ago in this parish. ...”

    CBÉS 0615

    Fergus Linnane, Michael Linnane, Pat Linnane

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  16. (no title)

    “There are three old ruins of castles in this parish.”

    CBÉS 0627

    Ballard, Co. Clare

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  17. (no title)

    “An old man named Tady Clancy lived in this parish about fifty years ago.”

    CBÉS 0629

    Ellen Culligan

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  18. An Old Story

    “The Parish Priest of a certain parish was getting old and didn't regulate the Missal before Mass: he did it after saying the Acts.”

    CBÉS 0638

    Brigid Conway, Mr M. Conway

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    “Johnny Kelly of Kentstown, now dead, was born in the Parish of Walterstown at the Old Mills in the farm of Fairland.”

    CBÉS 0686

    Bernadette Kelly, James Reilly

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  20. Lucky and Unlucky Days - Old House in the Parish

    CBÉS 0689

    Rita Murrin

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