Adamstown Races

Story collected by a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

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I was pumpin' my bike at the bridge of Scar wan night, an' I heard a big roar, an' I looked around an' I saw a little man about two foot high...

Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Daniel Doyle.

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About a hundred years ago two fellas used to be in the habit of rambling to a certain house in Newtown (Adamstown, Co Wexford).

Story collected by Micheal Martin, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant John Martin.

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Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Michael Nugent.

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About thirty years ago a young man was going to the fair, and before he started from home he went to the well.

Story collected by Richard Cleary, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Richard Cleary.

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There was a certain man one time who lived in Galbally.

Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Dan Doyle.

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There was a man wan time an' he was lookin' for lodgin' and he got it in a farmer's place.

Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Michael Nugent.

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One day about twenty years ago, I went to my uncle's house, with an ass to get a car.

Story collected by Richard Cleary, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Richard Cleary.

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Story collected by Alice Murphy, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Patrick Kiely.

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I was out rambling and begod it was late and I coming home.

Story collected by Alice Murphy, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant John Lacey.

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I was goin up the lane wan night wid the dog.

Story collected by Maureen Cleary, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant John Cleary.

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Mesef an' yer father was goin' up the lane wan night a past the ould kiln.

Story collected by Maureen Cleary, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant John Power.

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Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Jack Fortune.

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A crowd of young men went to hunt one day, and it was getting dark when they went to an old castle to dig for a badger.

Story collected by Maureen Cleary, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant John Cleary.

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Story collected by Nelly Crean, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Mrs Crean.

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Long ago there was a bonfire at Nash an' wan evenin' there were a lot of people dancin' around it.

Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Daniel Doyle.

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Two young men went to a dance one night.

Story collected by Maureen Cleary, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant John Cleary.

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Some time ago there used to be a black dog seen on the Kellystown road, between Ger Gorman's and the Leap.

Story collected by Richie Cleary, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Patrick Lawlor.

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Story collected by Ellen Crean, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Mrs Crean.

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There was a wake in Hayestown, Taghmon, Co Wexford, Bantry a very long long time ago.

Story collected by Micheal Martin, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant John Martin.

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Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Michael Nugent.

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There was a man be the name of James Kehoe comin' home from ramblin' wan night, an' he saw a light comen through the fields in the distance...

Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Dan Doyle.

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One night there was a man be the name of Joseph Doyle comin home from ramblin' from Shelin.

Story collected by Annie Doyle, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant Dan Doyle.

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Story collected by Maureen Murphy, a student at Adamstown school (Adamstown, Co. Wexford) from informant William Colfer.

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