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One time when the Hickmans were landlords of Kilmore estate, the whole lot of the surrounding townlands were plagued with rats.

Abstract: Story collected by Samuel Keane, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0629/1/30

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COLLECTOR
Keane, Samuel
Gender
male

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Knockerra (B.) Killimer [duchas:4878796]

One time when the Hickmans were landlords of Kilmore estate, the whole lot of the surrounding townlands were plagued with rats. When they became too plentiful Mr Hickman sent to England for a magician. When the magician came he wrote some magic words on a piece of paper. Then he put a razor on the trunk of a tree and he took a magic whistle from his pocket and blew upon it. Immediately all the rats from the Hickman estate appeared before the magician. Then the magician spoke to the rats and called out the oldest of them and put the piece of paper into his mouth. The old rat rubbed his neck to the edge of the razor. by doing so he cut his throat. When the other rats saw this they set up a loud cry which was heard for many miles around. There was so many rats there that it took several days to cart them away and bury them. From that day out the rats never got as plentiful again in the Hickman estate. I should have said above that when the old rat cut his neck on the razor all the other rats did likewise.

Origin information
Knockerra, Co. Clare
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 031
Volume 0629
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Land management--Riaradh talún
Magicians   linked data (lcsh)
Magicians--Draoithe
School location
KnockerraCnoc DhoireKilrushMoyartaClare
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5079910
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0629/1/30

Suggested credit
"One time when the Hickmans were landlords of Kilmore estate, the whole lot of the surrounding townlands were plagued with rats."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_5079910>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin.
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.

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