School: Drumnahoul
- Location:
- Drumnahoul, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Sorcha Ní Choltair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1035, Page 411
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- There used to be an old house up in Whites’ field. I don’t know who lived in it at first but there was nothing in it in my time only the walls. In the hob at the fire-place, there was a hole like there is in all the old houses. A black hare used to come and lie in this hole. She was quite lame but no one would chance setting a trap for her, fearing she was a witch. An old man called Willie Whyte, who spent most of his time out fowling with his gun, saw her several times but was afraid to fire at her. He put a crooked sixpence in the gun you know a crooked sixpence will kill a witch but when he got as far as the place the hare never stirred and the man got afraid and had to start home again.This happened to a man called Willie Whyte. I think about the year 1920.
- Collector
- Ruby Bustard
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cuilly, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- William Bustard
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cuilly, Co. Donegal
