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Brief account of a story about a witch hare and a cruel tric...

Date 13 August 1972
Track ID 29541
Part 1
Part 2

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1972.152.A7

Original Tape ID

SA1972.152

Summary

Brief account of a story about a witch hare and a cruel trick played on a child.

Mention of a story about a supposed witch, one of two sisters, in Helen Galloway's mother's time. A small boy had been told that his mother was a witch who could turn into a hare, and when he saw a hare being shot at, he cried out to it to run: "Rin, Mammy, rin!"

Recording Location

County - Wigtownshire

Parish - Stranraer

Village/Place - Stranraer

Item Location

County - Wigtownshire

Language

English

Genre

Story

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good