School: Baile Tighe Dhomhnaill, Malla (roll number 12447)

Location:
Baltydaniel West, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall de Barra
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    white hare that always evaded his pursuers by disappearing within the ruins of Lagg Castle. Her only sister Lady Bell quarrelled with her after the marriage and she fled to the Nagle Mountains near Mallow.
    There she used to attack the people by night and they immediately died. One escaped her stroke and the print of her five fingers is still to be seen on the wall at Bell's cross. To the present day strange stories are told of the lamenting woman seed at Bell's cross.
    Lady Dubhdath's grave was dug up by robbers looking for gold about fifty years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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