One night there were two boys coming home from visiting. It was about twelve o'clock. They heard lovely music inside; they listened for a while and they began to dance. When they started they could not stop until the cock crew in the morning. After that they were the best dancers in the country. INFORMANT: John Kelly, Address, Prison North, Co. Mayo
Read MoreA woman and her daughter were going a journey in a train, about one hundred years ago INFORMANT: Martin Ansbro, Age 74, Dooros, Co. Mayo
Read MoreINFORMANT: Michael Kennedy, Age 48 Rush Hill, Co. Mayo
Read MoreOnce upon a time a man and his wife were going to a fair. As they came near to a bog they saw a leprachán lying on a bunch of heather.
INFORMANT: Michael Kennedy, Age 48 Rush Hill, Co. Mayo
Read MoreINFORMANT: Michael Kennedy, Age 48 Rush Hill, Co. Mayo
Read MoreOne day the man of the house caught a bird.
INFORMANT: William Ruane, Age 50, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
Read MoreAbout one hundred years ago there was a ship going from Ireland to some-other foreign countries
Read MoreThe woman had the cow sold when he got there, and he could not get the money. He reported it to the guards. They could not get the money but by law.
INFORMANT: Martin Ansbro, Age 74, Address, Dooros, Co. Mayo.
Read MoreThe woman had the cow sold when he got there, and he could not get the money. He reported it to the guards. They could not get the money but by law.
INFORMANT: Martin Ansbro, Age 74, Address, Dooros, Co. Mayo.
Read MoreLong ago a ship went out to sea. A big shark kept following it for a long time.
Martin Ansbro, Age 74, Address, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo
Read MoreA funny story from James McIntyre told by Joe McIntyre
.INFORMANT: James McIntyre, Age 60, Address, Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo
Read MoreThere was once a school master going around teaching night school. He was very fond of playing cards. One night he was going home late, and he met two men. iNFORMANT: John Kelly, Address, Prison, Co. Mayo
Read MoreThere was a Jack Mahon in Ballymahon, Balla parish , who was supposed to have a "charm" for mowing. He would whet his scythe in the morning and mow till night and he could do as much work in one day as two men would do in two days.
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