Old Story

Abstract: Story collected by Mary Brady, a student at Lacken school (Lackanduff, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0977/3/31

 Lacken [Vol. 0977, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Cavan Schools

COLLECTOR
Brady, Mary 
Gender
female
Age
12
Location
Corracarrow (Townland) 
Lavey (Civil parish) 
Loughtee Upper (Barony) 
Cavan (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

An Old Story  [duchas:5042835]

Once upon a time there lived a woman at the Billio who had magic power. She had two servant boys. One night one of them happened to waken he heard her steps coming up the stairs he sut his eyes and pretended he was aslpee. She came to the bedside and said magic words and turned the other boy into a horse. She got up on him and rode him down the stairs about an hour later she returned to the room with the horse and said the words backways and turned him into a man. The next night the boy got up and same words and turned her into a horse and rode away, he returned to the house about an half an hour later and said the words backways he fot the last word he turned her into a woman but she had horses hooves.

Resource description

Origin information
Lackanduff, Co. Cavan
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 221
Volume 0977
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Colreavy.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Magicians   linked data (lcsh)
Magicians--Draoithe
School location
Lackanduff Lackanduff Denn Castlerahan Cavan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5086695
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0977/3/31

Suggested credit
"An Old Story"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5086695>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Colreavy.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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