School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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  1. One day a man and his dog went out hunting. He rose a hare below in Knockavanna. The hound followed off the hare and the man could never find him again. Then he went off looking for his hound He came to a three corner rock and found the house dead at the bottom.
    He stood there learning on his stick and looking down at him. The stick went down through the rock and he could hear it going down down a big stair case.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Chorra
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Acres, Co. Clare