(gan teideal) “There was a man wan time and he went to buy a calf from another man.” CBÉS 0899 Annie Doyle, Michael Nugent Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “There was a man wan time and he was mowing down a field of hay.” CBÉS 0899 Annie Doyle, Michael Nugent Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “There was a fella be the name of William Hornick, who lived in Kilgarvan.” CBÉS 0899 Annie Doyle, Michael Nugent Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “There was a man wan time an' he was lookin' for lodgin' and he got it in a farmer's place.” CBÉS 0899 Annie Doyle, Michael Nugent Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “One evening as I was comin' home from town, I saw a lepracaun in a marigold field, and just as I was near him, I took my eye off him, an' he disappeared.” CBÉS 0899 Annie Doyle, Michael Nugent Tras-scríbhinn