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School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)

Location:
Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Hanna Mannix
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 201

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    and run out the door in the form of a hare, for the purpose of milking her neighbours' cows. So the new servant boy said he would watch her and see what she would do.
    As the clock struck twelve, she ran down out of the room and rolled herself in the feet water, and went out the door in the form of a hare.
    The new servant boy jumped out of the bed, and threw the feet water out of the door, and as she was not very far from the house, she heard the door opening and she ran back again and rolled herself in the ground, where the feet water was thrown, and went into the house in her own shape.
    It was said, that she had not enough of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Anne Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Knockaderry, Co. Kerry