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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 165

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    The Twelve Hags
    There was a widow one time and she only one son; the lad took sick and died and the poor mother was heart broken.
    One night she was alone in the house and she spinning when there came a knock to the door. She opened the door and what walked in but a hag with a horn growing out of her head and an eye in the horn: she walked up to the fire and sat down, and the woman was terrified.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Éilis Bean Uí Bhrádaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Occupation
    Oibrí tí
    Address
    Ballymore, Co. Longford