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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…
An interview with unnamed women about the folklore of women
Excerpt 1: About not putting your hands in water until the new mother gets churched Excerpt 2: Having to christen children under pressureFor more clips from this interview click here
An interview with Mrs T. Lynch - Part Two
Excerpt 1: Theresa describes poor people's living conditions in Cork's Northside.
Excerpt 2: About work in the tanneries of Cork's Northside.
Excerpt 3: Theresa explains how one got a job in the factories of Cork Northside
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Excerpt 2: About work in the tanneries of Cork's Northside.
Excerpt 3: Theresa explains how one got a job in the factories of Cork Northside
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An interview with Mrs Theresa Lynch - Part One
Excerpt 1: Theresa talks about fairy lore, spitting on a good looking baby to protect him from the fairies Excerpt 2: Theresa explains the reason for keeping the corpse washing water under the bedFor more clips from this interview click here