School: Kilbegnet (roll number 1327)
- Location:
- Kilbegnet, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 215
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- The Glinsk Hare
Glinsk is a townland in the parish of Kilbegnet and Ballinakill in Ballymoe barony, Co Galway.
There was a hare once in the district of Glinsk.
No dog could catch this hare but it was rumoured that if a pure black hound without ever a white rib on him followed this hare he would be able t catch the hare.
Every morning this strange hare used to drink the milk from the neighbouring cows.
The priest of the district had a jet-black hound. This morning the priest went out hunting and he was not long out until he saw the hare sitting under a cow drinking her milk.
Off goes the hare and the hound following close behind.
The hare turned and twisted but could not gain an inch(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Padraigh Ó Coinnaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Derryhippoo, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Noone
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Derryhippoo, Co. Roscommon
