School: Cúige na Mainseár
- Location:
- Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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“Once upon a time a man named Pat Murphy lived in Lacken.”
(continued from previous page)the cat and the hounds after her Never since or before was there such a hunt seen The cat kept the same distance before the hounds They were not able to gain an inch on her She made for the Killerduff direction and a little house under a hill She got into the house through a little window The dogs caught up to her before she got in the window and they tore the hip off her The huntsmen & Pat searched the house Soon they broke the door open and who did they see but and old woman with her hip torn Pat was glad and he went home rejoicing He told his wife & she and Pat lived happily without the cat after that