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

Location:
Bantry, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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    "Go out of the field and leave the cow there" He brought home the one cow and milked her. Next morning when he went to the field the cow and calves were gone.
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  2. About ten miles to the west of Bantry, in a lonely road, a black dog used to be seen. This dog was of enormous size. The people around this district never liked to visit that road after night.
    One day a farmer from that place, was threshing in a neighbour's haggard. It was after night fall, when he was coming home, and he was fairly well drunk, he had a pike in his hand. About a hundred yards off he saw the dog standing across the road.
    The nearer the man came to the dog, the bigger the dog was getting. When the farmer came up to the dog, he made an attempt to stick him with the pike, but immediately the dog disappeared.
    As the farmer was attempting to stick the dog with the pike he got a severe pain in his arm
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó hÚrdail
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Harrington
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork