School: St. Jame's Well (roll number 14192)
- Location:
- Carrowmore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: S. Ó Conchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)over to Conway's Cross, and up to Lough Bó, and up into Roscommon. Some people said it was the Devil.
- There are stories told in our district about fairy animals, such as wild cats. A wild cat has the shape of any cat. He never appeared to anyone. It is said that the cat is minding a treasure in Paul Mulvaney's land, Carrownadargney, Geevagh, Co Sligo. There is also a black pig at Tom Reilly's Carrownadargney, Geevagh, Co Sligo. It is said that the pig drank out of a well, and it is called Tobar na Muca.
- Collector
- Bridget Ann Sweeney
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Pat Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrownadargny, Co. Sligo
- There are no strange animals round our district such as water horses or water bulls. There was a strange(continues on next page)
