(no title) “Life is a strange thing. The birth and death of a human being is governed by the tides and the sun.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Iúil 1946 Seumas Ó Riardon
(no title) “Wisha may God be with the old people. What changes the years bring.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Lúnasa 1946 Mary Crowley
(no title) “I remember myself to see two men pulling a harrow, covering oats.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Iúil 1946 Jerome Crowley
(no title) “When the turnip sower was first used in this part of the country, it was a man was set to pull it.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Iúil 1946 Jerome Crowley
(no title) “There was an ould man lived near our place an' wan evening an' he turning out the cows after being milked...” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 Mrs J. Crowley
(no title) “This place is only like every place around, the people have changed.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 James O'Mahony
(no title) “Cross men, men whose anger was easily roused, were said to be most tender hearted.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 William Murphy
(no title) “Go soon a Dia linn, boy, but wan of the men that's gone” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 Donal McCarthy
(no title) “The village of Enniskean was noted for the very old people that lived there, and around it.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 Ellen Slyne
(no title) “I knew a poor old woman that lived around here as honest a poor creature as ever drew breath.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 Mrs T. Coughlan
(no title) “There is no man six feet tall. Every man is some bit under or over six feet.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 Tim Crowley
(no title) “We heard, over and over, that an 'only' daughter was never lucky in the matter of marriage.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 Mrs P. Crowley
(no title) “He said he knew another man that worked with him they worked together for a big farmer.” CBÉ 1011 Lore Meán Fómhair 1946 Mrs P. Crowley
(no title) “The best man I ever knew was a man that lived down there in the town of Bandon...” CBÉ 1011 Lore Iúil 1946 Seumas Ó Riardon
(no title) “The best man that ever stood this part of the country was Barnán (Bernard).” CBÉ 1011 Lore 1946 Patrick Leahy