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   4.
   A farmer in Misterin, Adamstown long ago found one of his cows milked every morning in the summer time. They partly suspected what was taking place.

   One night one of the boys said he would stay up and watch. He went out early and there he saw a hare and she sucking the cow. He called the dogs and gave chase. They followed the hare until she came to the Protestant Church in Templeshelin. Then she made a spring to get in through a little window in the back of the house at the church gate.

   Just as she was getting in one of the dogs caught her by the hind leg but she escaped.

   It was really the old woman who had the cleaning of the church and the following day and for a long time afterwards she was lame.

   One of the boys in the know as they say asked one night what happened her. "Oh I was coming out in the church door and it slapped and caught me in the heel" said she.

   Of course they all knew what had happened to her.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mrs Carty

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Donard, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Mrs Howlett

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Raheen, Co. Wexford