School: Beith Mhór (Beaghmore) (roll number 1209)
- Location:
- An Bheitheach Mhór, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 367
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“There was a family, the name of Brady's, lived in Mullindara.”
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all that man's milk and butter. This man, who owned them, went and told the priest that this woman used to milk all the cows in his byre. And the priest went to this house of the woman who was taking it. The priest asked her; "are you taking all this man's milk and butter." And she said, "how would I take all his milk and butter, when I used to take one stream from every cow." And in the next churning, they had lots of butter. There was a woman one time in her Co. Longford. And every one about the place were accusing her of taking their butter. She could turn herself into any shape. This boy one time made up his mind to do away with her, and this time he met her, and when he came close to her, he found that she turned into a hare. He threw a stone at her. And in some time after, when the boy went away, she turned into her human shape again. Then she was seen after she was remarked with a sore heel, where the boy hit her, and he knew(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Droim Deirglinn, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- James Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Droim Deirglinn, Co. Liatroma