The name of my townland is Lisgoold...


Story collected by Thomas O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant John C. O' Riordan.

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One of our fields is called "pairc na ndaoine". ...


Story collected by Thomas O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John C. O' Riordan.

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There are several local placenames to be heard in this townland. ...


Story collected by Frances O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs John C. O' Riordan.

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The two local fairs are held at Midleton and Fermoy. ...


Story collected by Nora Woods, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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God suits the back to the burthen. ...


Story collected by John Dunlea, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr Denis Dunlea.

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There are four churchyards in our parish. ...


Story collected by Frances O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant John C. Riordan.

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After a gathering comes a scattering. ...


Story collected by Nora Woods, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Thomas Woods.

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There are three forges in this Parish. ...


Story collected by David Howick, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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The three local fairs are namely - Midleton fair, Fermoy fair, and Watergrasshill fair. ...


Story collected by Thomas O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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There are three forges in this parish-...


Story collected by Philomena Mc Carthy, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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The juice of a plant called dandelion which grows...


Story collected by Thomas O' Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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There are several local place names such as the Carrigeen field...


Story collected by Nora Woods, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Thomas Woods.

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The hurling and football matches were played much different long ago...


Story collected by Kathleen O Connell, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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Proverbs are old sayings which are heard locally...


Story collected by Frances O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant John C. O' Riordan.

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Some years ago a farmer living in Lisgoold west, ...


Story collected by a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Denis Dunlea.

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There are three forges in this parish. ...


Story collected by Mary O' Mahony, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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In the olden times the people had names for all their fields. ...


Story collected by John Dunlea, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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There are five churchyards in this parish, ...


Story collected by Thomas O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John C. O' Riordan.

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There are three forges in this parish. ...


Story collected by Martin Ryan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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In the famine time there was a landlord where...


Story collected by Christy Ahern, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Ahern.

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There are several old forts in this parish...


Story collected by Thomas O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant John C. O' Riordan.

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There are three forges in this parish -...


Story collected by Frances O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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The nicest game I play is "All the birds in the air". ...


Story collected by Mary 'O Mahony, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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There are five Churchyards in this parish. ...


Story collected by Martin Ryan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr Martin Ryan.

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The years of the famine were 1846, 1847 and 1848. ...


Story collected by Thomas O' Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John C. O' Riordan.

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Many of the old marriage customs of years ago have now almost disappeared. ...


Story collected by Thomas O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John C. O' Riordan.

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When Doctors were few the cures they had in this Parish were...


Story collected by Christy Ahern, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Michael Knowles.

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There is an old path in Lisgoold and it is...


Story collected by Frances O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John C. O' Riordan.

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There are three forges in this parish...


Story collected by Margaret Downing, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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There are three forges in this parish,...


Story collected by Thomas O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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All potatoes were sown in ridges long ago...


Story collected by David Howick, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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The name of the local landlords were Davis and General Raines...


Story collected by Thomas O Riordan, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John C. O' Riordan.

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Shrove was one certain time they had for people to be married...


Story collected by Mary O Driscoll, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Timothy O' Driscoll.

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There are several forts in the Parish. ...


Story collected by David Howick, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John Howick.

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Our town land is situated in the parish of Lisgoold...


Story collected by Una Payne, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant John Payne.

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A person who has warts gets a snail and rubs him...


Story collected by Michael Patrick Hegarty, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Hegarty.

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The Lanlord for Ballyera was Robert-Mac-Bride who...


Story collected by David Howick, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs John Howick.

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The chief food of the people when the potatoes failed was Indian meal...


Story collected by Kathleen O' Connell, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr Patrick O' Connell.

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In olden times the matches were made in (Advend)...


Story collected by Patrick Sarsfield, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John Sarsfield.

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There was once a traveller going around...


Story collected by Patrick Sarsfield, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant John Sarsfield.

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In olden times the people had names for all their field. ...


Story collected by John Mac Carthy, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Daniel Mc Carthy.

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There were many cures there long ago. ...


Story collected by Josephine Payne, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Payne.

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It is supposed there was a graveyard by the road side...


Story collected by Michael P. Hegarty, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Richard Hegarty.

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There is a graveyard in Templebodan. ...


Story collected by Patrick Sarsfield, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John Sarsfield.

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In olden times people used to get married in...


Story collected by Una Payne, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs John Payne.

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The robin has a red breast. ...


Story collected by Patrick Sarsfield, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John Sarsfield.

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The famine occurred in the years eighteen forty six and forty seven...


Story collected by David Howick, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mr John Howick.

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There are four graveyards in this Parish and one of them is...


Story collected by David Howick, a student at Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann school (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs John Howick.

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