When the priest was collecting pennies at mass one day, he said to a man - "What is matrimony? "Hell upon earth for some me Lord", the man answered.


Story collected by Mary B. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant Mrs L. Drumm.

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An Unbaptised Child


Story collected by a student at Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór school (Kells, Co. Meath) (no informant identified).

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Burying the Sheaf


Story collected by Frances Doran, a student at Gallow school (Gallow, Co. Meath) (no informant identified).

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Prayers


Story collected by M. B. Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant Mr James Powderly.

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Piseoga


Story collected by a student at Cromadh (B.) school (Croom, Co. Limerick) (no informant identified).

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Pisreoga


Story collected by a student at Tír na Cille school (Teernakill North, Co. Galway) from informant Mícheal Seóighe.

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Old Customs


Story collected by Eibhlín Ní Liathán, a student at Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn school (Callan, Co. Kilkenny) (no informant identified).

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Old Customs


Story collected by Eibhlín Ní Liatháin, a student at Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn school (Callan, Co. Kilkenny) (no informant identified).

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Old Customs


Story collected by Eibhlín Ní Liathán, a student at Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn school (Callan, Co. Kilkenny) (no informant identified).

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Old Customs


Story collected by Eibhlín Ní Liathán, a student at Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn school (Callan, Co. Kilkenny) (no informant identified).

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Bratach Brigid


Story collected by a student at Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór school (Kells, Co. Meath) (no informant identified).

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St Patrick's Cross


Story collected by M. B. Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant Mrs J. Kelly.

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Old Superstitions


Story collected by a student at Carlanstown school (Carlanstown, Co. Meath) (no informant identified).

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Laoi na mBuann


Story collected by Cathal Mac Fhíonntaigh, a student at Naul school (Naul, Co. Dublin) from informant Neans Ní Chealachain.

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Ná Cuir Leathbhróg ort


Story collected by Cathal Mac Fhíonntaigh, a student at Naul school (Naul, Co. Dublin) from informant Neans Ní Chealachain.

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There is one family in this district that has a charm against pishogues, so that they have never lost a cat.


Story collected by a student at Cromadh (C.) school (Croom, Co. Limerick) (no informant identified).

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Killing Caterpillars


Story collected by a student at Effin (B.), Ráthluirc school (Effin, Co. Limerick) (no informant identified).

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If you were up in the top of Gregory and had spy glasses you could see the Tower of Derry and several other places of note.


Story collected by Maureen Mc Cormick, a student at Teampull Dubhglaise school (Drumbologe, Co. Donegal) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Old Sayings


Story collected by Maureen Mc Cormick, a student at Teampull Dubhglaise school (Drumbologe, Co. Donegal) from informant an unidentified informant.

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One night a drunk man was coming along the road he fell into a "lint" dam.


Story collected by Maureen Mc Cormick, a student at Teampull Dubhglaise school (Drumbologe, Co. Donegal) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Old Prayers - Prayers after Communion


Story collected by Ceilie Mullen, a student at Kilcurry, Dundalk school (Kilcurry, Co. Louth) from informant Mrs Mullen.

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Further Sayings


Story collected by a student at Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) school (Jamestown, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs Hunt.

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Nuair a bhíonn bean an tighe ag múchadh an teine ins an oidhche roimh dul a colaidh deireann sí "Múcfaidh Dia an diabhal mar a bhfuilim ag múcadh an teine anois"


Story collected by Patrick Mc Guire, a student at Cill Chaoi school (Kilkee, Co. Clare) from informant Arthur Mc Guire.

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Some Local Superstitions and Practices


Story collected by a student at An Rinnín, Leacht Uí Chonchobhair school (Rinneen, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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