School: Lloyd (Scoil Laoide) (roll number 15987)

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1. A Midnight's Hunt (continued)

   

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   an the jingle of spurs, just like as if there was a huntin' party statin' off from somewhere near them. 'Twas (still stranger) a strange sound to hear at the dead hour of midnight, the neighin of horses an' the yappin' of dogs, minghin' with the shoutin' of men. But 'twas still stranger when a fine deer an' a pak of hounds an' about twenty siders, hard behind them, bounds out fair over their heads an' on to the lawn, beneath a sheer drop of about fifteen feet, an' then they disappeared one be one as if the ground opened an' swallowed them.
   An' I'm telin' youthe two lads 'wor'ent long about takin' to their heels after that , an' never a word was spoke between them till they arrived at their own doors. An' belive me , lookin' for rabbits in Killahan at night-time didn't bother them from that day to

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bea Boyd

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Toberdan, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Tom Mc Donnell

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Toberdan, Co. Roscommon