School: Cill Cúlach
- Location:
- Kilcooly, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0233
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“There is still another story about the same hound.”
(continued from previous page)to try and capture what they thought must be an old witch. On the day appointed they met at Corbane and half the countryside was there also to enjoy what they thought must be a great hunt and sure enough they were not disappointed, for directly they got into the field up popped the hare, shook himself, hopped of for some distance on three legs. The twelve hounds were immediately let loose on him and sure enough such play was never seen since or before. All round Corbane and Kilcooley until the majority of the dogs were played out. The hare then took down Craughwells boreen and when they reached the gate outside the Church yard there was only two dogs in pursuit. One being the black dog from the Tanyard, the other a Killimore dog. The Killimore dog lay there unable to go any further leaving the Loughrea dog alone to pursue the hare. The hare headed straight for the castle along the old level car-way. The hound so close to his heels that the people who witnessed the hunt could hear the dog snap his teeth at the hare. They also said that they could hear the hare crying " blood and 'ounds" He headed straight for the pidgeon house and entering a shore he was never seen after.(continues on next page)