Karan Casey, in the sleeve notes to her "Songlines" CD says:

"A song about a witch who changes into a white hare that is too swift and wily for the hunters and hounds chasing her. The hare's fame lies in the fact that she never gets caught. This is a true story. I got this version from Pddy Tunney's book The Stone Fiddle "

I don't know where she got the story from - quite possibly from Paddy Tunney himself.

Me? I hae me doots...

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