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School: St Johnston (2)

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Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
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S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 171

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    There lives a witch in Conn's quarry, which is in Dunmore, near Carrigans. She comes up out of the hole at nine o'clock if anybody is in the quarry she could kill them.
    One day a man was shooting and he saw a hare running over a little height. He fired a shot and wounded the hare on the leg. He followed the hare and it went into a hole. He went in also and he saw the witch nursing her leg.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. hags (~139)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Howard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigans, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Nash
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    62
    Address
    Carrigans, Co. Donegal