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An interview with John O’ Mahony on folk tales about religion, superstition and fishing
Excerpt 1: Hearing Caoinin; Keening, at a funeral in Coachford County Cork
Excerpt 2: Hearing the devil laughing in the middle of the night after coming back from a wake
Excerpt 2: Hearing the devil laughing in the middle of the night after coming back from a wake
An interview with Reverend John Lambe P.P. about house illumination
Excerpt 1:Pulley Lamps to lights shops or big places
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An interview with Johnny Kennedy about house illumination
Excerpt 1:About Parafin oil lamps
Excerpt 2:Parafin oil lamps used in circuses
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An interview with Damien Philpott about the legend of The Lough
Excerpt: The Legend of the Lough
An interview with Danny Griffen about Wether’s Well
Excerpt 1: Narrative on how Whether's Well got its nameExcerpt 2: Calendar customs: paying the rounds at Wether's WellExcerpt 3: Miracle cures at Wethers Well
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An interview with Síle Ní Laoghaire, Dónal Ó Céileachair and Gobnait Creed about Saint Finbar of Gougane Barra
Excerpt 1: How st Finbarr gave the name to Gougane Barra.
Excerpt 2: St Finbarr's parents, his father from Connacht and his mother from Bandon.
Excerpt 3: What st Finbarre looked like and why he wore a beard to keep him warm during the winter.
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An interview with Felix Randles and Ettie Randles about past Irish country life
Excerpt 1: Piseogs, superstitions about findings eggs in haggard that a neighbour would have put there so nothing would grow.
Excerpt 2: Piseogs, superstitions about spells or people working piseogs on sick cows and getting holy water or the priest…