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   “About ninety [years] ago a child who had seven fingers on each hand was born in the village of Friaryland on the western slope of Mount Mary.”

   

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   About ninety years ago a child who had seven fingers on each hand was born in the village of Friaryland on the western slope of Mount Mary. The child's name was Mattie Mannion. Sometime after his birth a rumour spread far and wide that such a person was mentioned in old prophecy and that in the final battle for Irish Freedom he would hold up the enemies cavalry in a three corner field near the summit of Mary. It was also believed that he possessed supernatural power and that by merely catching a bridle of the leading horses the enemy would be powerless to advance any further. This legend spread to every part of Ireland and Mannion believed in it himself up to the time of his death which occurred about a dozen years ago.

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   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. soothsayers (~116)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seosamh G. Ó Cléirigh

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Ballygar, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mrs Walsh

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   60

   Address

   Cappagh, Co. Galway