School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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“One night a man was going home with a horse and car.”
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“There was a man who had 2 greyhounds and he was very fond of hunting with them.”
There was a man who had 2 greyhounds + he was very fond of hunting with them. He went out hunting this day + he saw a very big fat hare watching him. He was surprised that the hare didn't run away He called his dogs + they made a race at the hare. The hare didn't move. He wondered at this + when the dogs were quite near the hare it ran + did a lot of tricks the man never saw a hare do before. The dogs failed to catch it because it did many tricks they weren't up to. He went home + said nothing for fear others would get better dogs + kill the hare. He had to get ready a load of turf to go to Naas. He told a man in Naas about the hare. The man said he had a great black dog + they would go + kill the hare. They started off to kill the hare. They let the first 2 dogs at him + when they were beaten the man let go his black dog. The hare ran very fast when he saw the black dog. It was(continues on next page)- Collector
- Pat Dowling
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Thomas Downling
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60