School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 11_040

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  1. About one hundred years ago a man went out hunting and he saw a hare.
    His hound ran after the hare, he hunted her all day long and in the evening she made her escape through the window of an old hut. The man followed the hare into the hut, and when he went in he saw an old woman sitting on a stool.
    This hare happened to be a witch. She used
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Adams
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo