School: Ráithín (C.) (roll number 9384)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peig, Bean Uí Chróinín
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- (continued from previous page)the local people became suspicious.A poor man bent with years visited the district one day and some few neighbours told him of the uncanny cow and her mistress. He advised them watch her and their cattle. They did, and discovered that a fox came and sucked each cow in the several herd in turn. They frightened the animal off and later told the story of the fox to their strange little man. He assured them there was some relation between the fox and their woman neighbour.They beset her little cabin in the Maidhme another night and watched through a small window to find out what she was engaged at. They saw her in that cabin pulling at a hair spancel hanging from the rafter of her low little home and cans of milk filled the floor all over. They returned with the result of their watch to the little man who advised them set fire to the house where she lived. They collected straw and went in crowds to the cabin but the old hag flew out the window in the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Pádruig O Donnchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Lisbabe, Co. Kerry
