School: Cnoc Luinge (C.) (roll number 11665)

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1. The Dead Hunt (continued)

   

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   Tom Kennedy had it(R.I,P.). One night about one o'clocl Tom and his wife were in bed. A knock came to the door and Tom got up and opened it. He saw a grand horse standing at the door, and a tall gentleman holding him by the head.
   My horse wants a shoe he says. Sure honest man says Tom, I'll put in on for ye. Poor Tom knew well that was the dead he was talking to. He went out to the forge and reddened the fire. He took up the horses hoof in his hand, and God bless us! you might as well be holding the air there wasn't a bit of substance in it. He put on the shoe, and 'twas the same as if you were driving nails into nothing. The huntsman then took a bag out of his belt. No, honest man says Tom. I'll take nothing for it. I would do more than that for you. The huntsman got up on his horse and, when Tom looked down the road, weren't

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Teresa Curtis

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knocklong, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Mrs Twomey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knocklong, Co. Limerick