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School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)

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Ballynacree, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 120

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  1. The Hare

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    One time a man from Mount Pallas went out to shoot. As he was passing his cow he saw a hare drinking off her. He set his dog on her and she ran to the hen-house window. As she was going in on the window he fired a shot and the hare let a screech and fell in on the window.
    The man went into the hen-house and was amazed to see a woman sitting on the roost and she having a broken leg. He lifted her up and she changed into the hare again and plunged out on the door. She was never seen again till six months later when she was heard crying and one of the man's family died.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Cúch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Tubride, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Owen Cooke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Tubride, Co. Meath