School: Clashaganny (roll number 8051)
- Location:
- Clashaganny, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Albert Flanagan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 139
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - A Story, on the lake called Poll Buide
Long years' ago in the time of King Dathi of Rathcroghan, there was a famous lake not far from the school of Clashaganny called Poll Buide. There are still traces of it to be seen on the side of the Road going to Roscommon. I believe it measured one mile in area and all kinds of fish were to be found there, including a strange monster, which was only to be seen once a year and that was on Halloween. On this particular night all boy's and Girls used to gather there to see him, and tradition has it that the first boy and girl who saw it would become husband and wife. On one Halloween there was a tremenduous noise, the monster came up in a fury, swallowed all(continues on next page)
