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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 172

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    My grandmother told me she knew a witch who used to live near their home. One day two men were out hunting & they saw a hare. One of them had a gun & he fired at the hare & he hit her on the side, but she did not die.
    The man was out shooting again & he saw the hare. He tried to shoot it but he did not kill it. He saw it another time & he put a sixpence in the gun. He fired at her & hit her on the leg. The hare went into a house in the wood & the men followed her & when they went into the house they saw a young girl sitting at the fire with her head down. They asked her if she saw a hare coming into the house. She said "no", & they asked what was in the room & she said nothing. One of the men opened the room door & looked in. He saw an old woman sitting in the room & she had a broken arm.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. hags (~139)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Daid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Magheracloy, Co. Donegal