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

Location:
Bantry, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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    in his mouth. He set the dogs after the cat and they caught him and killed him. When the man reached the spot, where the cat was killed, he could not see anything, but the hare lying on the ground torn to pieces.
    Then he continued on his journey until he reached home. When he arrived home he was telling his wife about the beggar man, that he met and what he said to him. There was a small delicate cat lying by the fire, and, when he heard the man, talking about the cat, that the dogs killed, he put a big hump on his back. He made one leap from the hearth, and caught the man by the throat with his teeth. The man's wife caught the cat and pulled him. She gave the cat a sudden pull and she pulled a piece out of the man's
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    Folktales index
    AT0113A: King of the Cats is Dead
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Sugrue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr P. Sugrue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork