School: Aughnamullen (roll number 6284)
- Location:
- Aghnamullen, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 015
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- There was once an old woman, who lived by her self below Dunraymond. The people thought. She was a witch, but they were sure of it, when on May morning She went out with a long tether and tied it to a bush.
Then she began pulling and drawing it in with her hands, chanting all time , "Draw in; draw in," Draw in more.
Then the people found out that she was drawing the milk from their cows. Then the people all tried to get a little piece of her shawl or skirt or dress and burned it with fire and put it smonldering in front(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Gohnston
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cormeen, Co. Monaghan
