Anecdote about a man who thought a witch hare spoke to him; ...
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.38.A16; SA1964.38.A17
Original Tape ID
Summary
Anecdote about a man who thought a witch hare spoke to him; an 18th century witch trial.
Anne Ross asks about place-names with the Gaelic word for shieling, 'àirigh'. Allan Walker tells a story about Donald Stewart, tenant of Airigh Mheadhon farm. He went shooting one day while drunk, and a hare spoke to him by name and asked him not to shoot. He never drank again after that: he thought a witch had spoken to him.
Anne Walker, a relative of Mr Walker's, was tried for witchcraft at Kenmore, in the early 18th century, but got off. She was supposed to have taken milk from a neighbour's cow. There were many stories of people putting a 'buidseachd' [curse] on others' cows and crops.
Item Subject/Person
Stewart, Donald, tenant of Airigh Mheadhon; Walker, Anne
Item Location
County - Perthshire
Language
English, Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good