Bird-Lore

Story collected by Jocie Crosbie, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

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Marriage Customs

Story collected by Jocie Crosbie, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

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My townland is Carrigbyrne. It is in the Co Wexford, Barony of Bantry and in the Parish of Adamstown.

Story collected by Josie Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

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I was atin' me dinner wan day in Ross at Larkin's atin' house that's where Mac Donald's have set up now in Conduit Lane.

Story collected by Josie Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Mrs Curtis.

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Fowl

Story collected by Ena Foley, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

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There was to be great fun at the wakes long a go, very different from now praise be to God.

Story collected by Jocie Crosbie, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Mrs Curtis.

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Raheenvarren is the name of my home district. It is situated in the County of Wexford and in the Barony of Bantry.

Story collected by Kitty French, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

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The name of my district is Carrigadaggan. It is situated between Wexford and New Ross, in the Parish of Adamstown and in the Barony of Bantry.

Story collected by Ena Foley, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

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Long ago there used to be a bone fire in Nash on the 29th of June.

Story collected by Josie Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant James Kehoe.

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Hugh Farrel Faree, Newbawn, Co. Wexford, Barony of Bantry said he was going by the graveyard in Faree wan night and begor...

Story collected by Anthony Walshe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Jack Doyle.

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There was a woman dying one time and she left fifty pounds to buy the habit and the people could not get a habit for fifty pounds...

Story collected by Anthony Walshe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Mrs T. Walshe.

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Carrigbyrne

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

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My father saw the banshee one time. He was eating his supper one night at Robby Bennets of Cushinstown.

Story collected by Patrick Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant James Kehoe.

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Mr Katin the school teacher kept a little shop in Raheen Adamstown and Paddy O Connor and his wife used to dale there...

Story collected by Josie Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Mrs Curtis.

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Once upon a time there used to be a man crossing the grave yard in Courtdale coming from playing cards about twelve o clock...

Story collected by Anthony Walshe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Mrs Thomas Walshe.

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Wakes long 'go used to be always held in barns they never used to be in dwellin' houses an' we used to spend the night playing all sorts of games.

Story collected by Josie Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant James L. Doyle.

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I think there was a church long ago in Courtdale graveyard, did you ever see that little holy water font in the middle of the graveyard...

Story collected by Josie Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant James L. Doyle.

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Did you ever hear about the hussian that was killed down here in the Meehan Lane.

Story collected by Kitty French, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Mrs Curtis.

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There was a blessed well in a ditch of the graveyard in Kilscanlon one time.

Story collected by Patrick Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant James Kehoe.

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Riddles

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

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The old women long ago had a belief if you could get the water in the forge where horse shoes were cooled, unknown to anywan...

Story collected by Patrick Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Mr James L. Doyle.

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Fellas used to be goin' round years ago in me grandfather's time staling horses, wan time there wor a horse stole on me grandfather...

Story collected by Josie Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant Mr James Curtis.

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A sailor went to confession one time. When he went in to the confession box the priest said to him.

Story collected by Paddy Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant James Kehoe.

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There was a boy and his mother livin' in a sooty cabin and the boy was so lazy he was called ashy pit.

Story collected by Patrick Kehoe, a student at Carrigbyrne school (Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford) from informant James Kehoe.

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