1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ráithín (B.)

School: Ráithín (B.) (roll number 9304)

Location:
Raheen, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ua Cróinín
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0456, Page 408

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0456, Page 408

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ráithín (B.)
  2. XML Page 408
  3. XML “The Grey Hare of Renasup”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Grey Hare of Renasup (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    of the road and the motorist struck against it. The old woman on seeing the collision went to the driver and said - "take that for your impudence." The men looked at each other in amazement when they heard the remark, but said nothing. Before the huntsman parted with her she gave him a warning - not to hunt for the grey hare of Renasup. The man took no notice of her.
    The next Sunday he went hunting with a friend. On reaching the rock where he left the stick they saw the gray hare. The hound chased the hare. The hare made straight for the old woman's house. They heard the hound yelping and found it dead. When he met the woman the next day she said "You will mind your hounds the next time." It was then he thought of the old woman being a witch.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Dan O' Donoghue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisbabe, Co. Kerry