School: Scropul, Mullach (roll number 8241)
- Location:
- Drummin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: M. Ó Callanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0623, Page 167
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Doolough Lake.
The serpent was in Saint Senan's Lake,and why he was put into Doolough Lake he been a bad serpent.The sailing vessels when they used to be going long ago they used to have perform "a round"around Scattery Island .Very few vessels escaped him at all. Saint Senan then drove him from Scattery into Doolough Lake.and commanded him not to eat but one fish and a half in the day.
A giant lived in Kilcrate and one in Kanturk also.The giant in Kanturk challenged the the giant in Kilcrate .The giant in Kilcrate came all the way, when the giant was leaving ,he left things in the town after him until he came back again .When he was passing Doolough Lake something foreshowed him that the giant in Kanturk(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Treanmanagh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Michael Considine
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Doonogan, Co. Clare
