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

Location:
Bantry, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0281, Page 121

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  1. An Old Huntsman's Story (continued)

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    throat. At that moment the door burst open and the house was swarmed with cats. They devoured the man and his wife and every night after that there were cats heard crying around that place.
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  2. A Story of an Old Hag

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    Long ago, when the English laws were in force in Ireland, there was a gang of young Irishmen travelling through the country looking for people to join up with them. If any person refused to join them they would shoot him. These boys called themselves the, 'White Boys'.
    One night, as they were passing through Inchaclough, they came to an old house where there was an old hag living. They knocked at the door and she peeped through a slit in the window to know
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Sugrue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Sugrue
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork