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   When I was collecting information about forges I got the following story about a forge at Quilcha from my father:-
   About two hundred years ago and old lady lived at a place called Moybologue. It was said she had two boys working for her named Tom and John. John used to be very fatigned and tired on a Sunday, and John was the same on a Monday but they could not tell what caused them to feel so. They both sleep together.
   The woman had some kind of a magic bridle which she always left hanging on the bed-room door when the boys were asleep she used to put it on the head of one of them and he was turned into a horse. She used to put a saddle on him and where ever she wanted to go he carried her.
   The same thing happened to the other boy next night. Tom and John used to ask each other why were they so tired every other day. John guarranteed that he would not sleep but pretend he was sleeping and would watch and see if anything strange happened. At twelve o'clock the old lady came to the room, put the magic bridle on Tom's head, and he at once turned into a pony. She kept him out till two o'clock. He came in and went back into the bed which he had left two hours previously, but when he wakened in the morning he did not remember anything about it.
   The next night John stood at the back of the door and as soon

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   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
         1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
            1. gaibhneacht (~2,389)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Doris Ormiston

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Mullach, Co. an Chabháin

   Informant

   Mr W. Ormiston

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Mullach, Co. an Chabháin