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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0189, Page 006

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  1. Petticoat Loose

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    Long ago there was an ould witch by the name of Petticoat Loose going around. She used always be seen down near Beal Loca (Bayloch) not very far from Mount Melleray.
    Any carmen passing the road she used to kill them. She had a ton weight in each of her hands
    There was a ould fellow living in Glanworth at the time his name was Ould Paddy Hennessy. He was a shoemaker.
    One night he was passing along that road. Suppose he was at some fair in Lismore or Cappoquin. When he was coming along he met Petticoat Loose and she attacked him. Paddy Hennessey had a big hazel stick and he walloped the devil out of her with it. She wondered how he
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    History Edit
    Date
    August 1935
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant