School: Ráth na Loch (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 16999)
- Location:
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 010
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- (continued from previous page)myself and a few friends were coming from a fair very late at night, and we were all a bit drunk and as we came to a cross-road and saw a sow and a litter of bonhams lying on the side of the road.
As we were going by her, I drew a kick at her. We were not gone very far when we got the feeling that something was following us. Looking back we saw the sow galloping after us with fire flying out of her eyes, and mouth. We also started to run but the sow was gaining on us. At last when she was very near us she started to grasp for me who had kicked her.
At last when we could run no farther a couple of my friends who had scapulars took them off and shook them at the sow and she disappeared.
- Collector
- John Joe King
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Hannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Parknamulloge, Co. Kerry
