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School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)

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Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 134

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    about on guard, the foxes attacked the Danes and their horses could not pass, and they could not kill the foxes. The Danes retreated and their leader got killed by his own horse crossing the hill of Uisneagh. The foxe's guard it, attacking anyone who dare tooch it. There (an) are no lights seen about it but great noise of a huntsman and his hounds.
    Author Edward Keegan
    Coolatore, Parish of Kill
    Moate
    Age 40 years
    Collector Mary Anne Smyth 16.5.1938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Anne Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Edward Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Coolatoor, Co. Westmeath