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School: Druim Míleadh (roll number 14898)

Location:
Drumeela, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Ailbeard Mac an Ríogh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 091

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  1. Omens and Superstitions Gathered from Pupils of Drumeela (continued)

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    k) A hare is a blessed animal. When a hare makes her lair near a house someone will die in that house. If a person meets a hare her children will have a hare's lip. It was said that, formerly, witches could turn themselves into hares and so take the milk from the cows. Many stories are told of hares being shot with a silver sixpence and of finding the old woman wounded in her house. I have known two old ladies who were supposed to be witches. They had lots of butter for the market every week but their neighbours had none. It is said if a cow is coming from the bull and meets a hare or a rabbit the calf will have no tail. A hare's foot is supposed to have magical power. A hare skin is very often used for a pain in the back. Hare's soup is thought to have special value in the treatment of respiratory disease.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Mc Kiernan
    Gender
    Female