School: Beanntraighe (B.) (roll number 15135)

Location:
Bantry, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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  1. Long ago there lived in Beara a very old and wicked woman. She was feared by all the people because she was a witch. It was said that she could walk twenty miles in five minutes.
    One day she was returning from a neighbouring village when she came upon a Saint sleeping by the road-side. There was a bag of holy books by his side. Being a pagan and hating Christians she destroyed the books.
    When the Saint awoke he knew, by the power of God, that it was the witch who had destroyed the books. He put a curse on her and changed her into a rock, which is to be seen to this day at Cill Caitiarann. This rock is called the "Hag of Beara".

    Thos. Fitzgerald
    Barrack Road,
    Bantry
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. hags (~139)
          1. Hag of Beara (~28)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Michael Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork
  2. Many years ago there lived in Goleen a very mean man. He was so mean that he hid every penny he got, in a box. At last he became afraid that somebody would steal his money so he hid it under a tree in his garden.
    He used to go to the garden every day and he used to stand all alone over the treasure and say to himself how rich he was.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.