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1. Folktale - An Old Witch in Kildrenagh

   

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   Folk tale No. VI "An old witch in - Kildrenagh The following folk story was told to our school of Newtown by a 5th standard pupil whose name and address is Patrick Smyth, Boherduff, Newtown, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow. Our school of Newtown is situated about a mile from the townsland of Kildrenagh. In this townsland many years ago there lived an old witch, who took up her residence in the corner of a big field, still known as Bawnmore field. In the townsland of Kildrenagh there are a large number of wells, one almost on every farm. This old witch used to fight and fall out with her neighbours from time to time. She would then go to the well on their farm, and shim the top of it, and by this means after shiming and churning it would make a pile of fairy butter. She would keep this butter until May day morning. When May morning came she would go around to the houses of those whom she believed to have offended her, and rub some of the

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   Language

   English

   Location

   Kildreenagh, Co. Carlow

   Collector

   Babs Doyle

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Bohermore, Co. Carlow

   Informant

   Alice Hogan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   47

   Address

   Newtown, Co. Carlow