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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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    I have heard old people say there were poets in this district long ago who were able to banish rats from houses.
    They were able to sing some songs, and all the rats used to follow them, when they heard the music. They used to bring the rats to other houses and leave them there.
    They used to get a lot of money for banishing rats.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire de Paor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr John Marnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Address
    Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny