School: Tulach Beag (roll number 10717)

Location:: Tully Beg, Co. Donegal
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fire. But it blew the ashes and coals through the house. A story was earlier told as to how there came to be such a rope and the reason why it was to be found in the hills. It ran as follows:- Long ago there lived a witch, and she had great power over cows. So one day she made a rope of a great length. On the first day of May every year she was supposed to go about through all the hills with this rope. One May day she went out with the rope as usual, but a great wind arose, and her rope was broken up into many pieces. She was later heard to say, that if any piece of this rope was tied unto the cow, she would give twice as much milk.
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Language

English

Collector
Pearl Kilpatrick
Gender

Female
Address

Tully Mountain, Co. Donegal

Informant
John Kilpatrick
Gender

Male
Age

40
Address

Tully Mountain, Co. Donegal

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