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School: Ráithín (B.) (roll number 9304)

Location:
Raheen, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ua Cróinín
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    A Story
    One night a man named Pat Cronin was returning from Kilkenny on a saddled horse. It was very late in the night and as he was coming near Meentogues school he met a spirit and she did not speak to him but mounted the horse behind him. The horse wasn't gone far when he began to sweat and stopped. The man spoke and told the woman come off and she would not. He jumped off the horse and broke a fuize bush and started beating the woman until the stick broke. The then spirit came off the horse too and tied the man with a rope in such a way that he could not move. Then she turned herself into a wind of hay and smothered her victim.
    Name of story teller,
    Timothy O'Sullivan,
    Annaghbeg,
    Gneevegeilla.
    Age - 50 years
    Occupation - Farmer
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Timothy O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Annagh Beg, Co. Kerry