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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 193

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    man could have reached the ground. The field was not level but very hilly and the "puca" used to run as quickly up hill as downhill
    One night a man passed through the field and the "puca" hauled him on his back and started to race all round the field, running into nooks and corners and out again. The man nearly died with fright and he started to roar. Once the "puca" raced faster than usual. "Oh Dia lem anam" said the man. "Ah muse" said the puca "tá baogal mór ort". The puca kept running until the man was nearly dead and after every mad fit of running the "puca" used to give a roar
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75