School: An Chathair Gharbh (roll number 13896)
- Location:
- Cahergarriff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 365
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“It was said that there was a witch in Knockoura Hill long ago.”
It is said that there was a witch in Knockoura Hill long ago. Anyone she would meet she would attack and kill them. It is said that a witch cannot go near anything hot. One day a man wanted to pass and he got a piece of iron about six feet long and put it in the fire. When he was passing her she came but could not go near him on account of the iron. In this way he passed and escaped. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Seán C. Ó Súilliobháin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Concubhar Ó Súilliobháin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
