School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Fiodh Alúine, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 355
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- (continued from previous page)Hear-well could hear the grass growing. Run-well could catch anything no matter how swift it was these three dogs were three Princes. They were made dogs by a witch. One day the three of them were in the Bugaun bog. They saw a hare It was a witch-hare. Run-well chased her. He lost sight of her after a while. "She is on the top of the bog" said Hear well. Run-well caught her this time. Hold her said Anvil head. Hear-well went and gave Run-well a hand to hold her Anvil-head came up and cut her in two halves with his head. At that minute a little red woman jumped out of the hare and walked across the bog. She got bigger as she walked. When(continues on next page)
