School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 282
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“Long ago a woman lived near a big bog.”
Long ago a woman lived near a big bog. She was very poor and her husband had died a long time ago. She lived in a shanty by herself. This woman had witchcraft and she could change herself into anything she wished. So one day she made up he mind to change herself into a crow and so she did. She made at once to the nearest town to her and used carry something from every house either money or food. Other times she would change herself into a hare and would go at dawn and (would) milk some(continues on next page) - Collector
- Con Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Tom Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry