School: Shannagh (roll number 8400)
- Location:
- Shannagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: J. Hutchman
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- Once upon a time there was a man who had five cows. He milked them every night and used to churn their milk but no butter came on it. He then went to a woman he knew and told what had happened and she promised to put a stop to the trouble.
The next night when they churned the milk, to their surprise butter came on it. When they had it nearly churned, a woman came to the door and asked if any butter was coming on the milk and they told her there was. A couple of minutes later they heard a noise outside. The man ran for his gun, went outside and walking over to the byre door he saw a woman standing at the door. He shot at her and thought he had killed her, but when he ran to the spot what did he see but a hare picking the shot out of its leg.
It appeared that the woman was a witch who could change herself into a hare when she wished. From that day out however the farmer had no more trouble with his butter or milk.- Collector
- Mary Mc Groary
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Informant
- Mr James Mc Groary
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Shannagh, Co. Donegal