School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: León Mac Craith
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 214
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- One morning a priest was going on a sick call (about 4 oc). He travelled from Granard to Willsbrook 3 miles distant. As he was passing Thomas Browne's field as "Bone Hill" where the monks were killed by Cromwell's round heads, he saw a hare following cattle. His horse refused to pass by the field and the priest dismounting went into the field with ridingcrop in head. The (supposed) hare stood still. The priest asked the hare what it was or what he wanted. He got no reply so he used his whip on the hare. The hare made off and at a little distance it turned into the form of a woman.
- One morning a certain farmer awoke and found two horses in haggard. Thinking they were the property of a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Cuffe
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- L. Halton
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Coolagherty, Co. Longford
