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“Once upon a time a small man lived in a certain village and every night he used to go to a neighbour's house where only one man lived and who used to keep one cow.”

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John Mc Carthy, Martin Comans

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“There was once a holy well in the parish of Emly, Co. Tipperary and it was believed to be connected with some saint.”

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John Mc Carthy, Martin Comans

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Riddles

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John O Connor, Martin Comans

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“I heard a man named Patrick Tobin telling the following story. Once upon a time there lived a certain man who had a moate at the bottom of his field.”

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John Mc Carthy, Martin Comans

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“One night a certain man was coming home from the fair of Tipperary driving some cattle before him.”

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Martin Comans

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“One night two boys went into an orchard to steal nuts.”

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John O Connor, Martin Comans

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“Molua well is situated between Knocklong and Glenbrohan. The pattern is on the 3rd of August and it holds for eight days.”

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James Ryan, John O Connor

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“There was a card party in a house one night and it lasted until twelve o' clock. One boy had to go home a very lonely road.”

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James Ryan, Michael Kennedy

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“A long time ago there dwelt a gentleman who had a big farm and a beautiful bull.”

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James Ryan, Patrick Tobin

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“I was talking to an old man a couple of days ago and he was telling me some nerve-wracking tales one of which I am now going to relate. In the olden days the people were very fond of hurling.”

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James Ryan, Michael Carroll

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Comharthaí na hAimsire

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Scéal Grinn

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Scéal

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“I heard this story a few days ago and this is the way it begins:- There is a man in this district and when he was young a man named Thomas Hennessy took him to Tipperary.”

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Margaret Ryan, Mary O Donnell

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“There is a hill in the County Limerick called the Hill of Derk.”

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Bridget Buckley, Patrick Tobin

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Proverbs

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Margaret Ryan, Patrick Hanley

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“This is the version of the following story I heard. Long ago in Ireland giants were very numerous.”

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Bridget Buckley, John O Connor

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“I heard this story from an old man in my neighbourhood named John Mc Carthy. One day a man was out ploughing in his garden.”

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Bridget Buckley, David Burke

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“The following story was related by a man in my district which begins thus:- One night in the middle of November a man was coming home from a gamble.”

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Bridget Buckley, Jack Connors

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Pishogues

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Margaret Ryan, Patrick Hanley

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