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There is a story told about John Fennell.

Story collected by Senan Culligan, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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There is an old story told about a fort in Burrane.

Story collected by John O' Brien, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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One night as a man named Daly was returning from a house which he was in the habit of visiting and the rain began to fall so he went...

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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One day a man was shooting near Molougha lake he saw a number of swans swimming about the lake.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Hidden Treasure

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Long ago when an old man was dying he had a good deal of money and there was no one living with him that he would give the money.

Story collected by John O' Brien, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Once upon a time there was an old man living in North Clare.

Story collected by John Walsh, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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May day as it was called in olden times was a day in which many queer things happened and many strange stories are told about it.

Story collected by John Conway, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Once there lived in this parish a man who could cure people by drinking a few drops of their own blood.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Long ago when poor people were travelling around the country they usually got a nights lodging in some house.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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I know where there is a haunted bush and a most remarkable one.

Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant John Driscoll.

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When Reeves was landlord of Bessborough and the surrounding district he forbade anyone to go hunting in his domain without his permission.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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One night as two men were returning from a house in the townland of Ballymacrinnan in which they were card playing.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Long ago there was an old tree growing near a certain house.

Story collected by John O' Brien, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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One day a man was putting down a gate and he had to dig a piece of a fort for to build the wall to hang the gate.

Story collected by John Walsh, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Long ago there was two old women were living near one another.

Story collected by John O' Brien, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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One November's night many years ago it happened that a certain man who was living in Killimer went to a neighbouring house playing cards.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Song of the Shannon Disaster

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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One night a man from Burrane named Madigan went to a cousin of his who was living in the townland of...

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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St. Imy was born in Molougha and she had three brothers all of whom were saints.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Once there lived in Doonagrogue a man by the name of Hodge who was a Protestant.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Once upon a time there was a man going on his cuard and as he was passing a house he heard music and dancing and he went in and started dancing with them.

Story collected by John Conway, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Once upon a time a man was ploughing a field and a beggar came to him and asked for lodgings for three nights the man said he would let him sleep in the house...

Story collected by John Walsh, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Many years ago in the days of St. Senan there lived near the lake a chieftain named Mac Tail.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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