School: Ceapach Chuinn (B.) (roll number 1936)

Location:
Cappoquin, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0637, Page 82

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  1. Once two men set out from Clogheen with the intention of letting the water out of Baylough because they wanted to find out if the saying that there was no bottom to one part of it was true. They had just begun to dig when something made one man look back and he saw as he thought that Clogheen was on fire. He called to the other man and they both dashed down to Clogheen to find that it was not on fire at all. So the people say there is some spirit guarding Baylough and it will never be drained of its water.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Lonergan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Miss Mary Murphy
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Cappoquin, Co. Waterford