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

Location:
Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Hanna Mannix
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    but a woman sitting in the corner, he asked the woman if she had seen any cat and the woman said she did'nt.
    He then (set fire to) noticed that the woman was all wounds, and then he knew that she was the cat and had turned into a woman.
    He then set fire to the house and burned the woman inside in it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT2412C: (The Cat Asks for Boots)
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