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    There was a water-horse once in Ballinsmalla. There is a story told about it. It is - One day a man named Prendergast was letting out his horse in the field. There was a big pond in the field. when he was letting the horse go, he hit it with his stick. Then the horse ran and ran around the field and at last it ran straight into the pond and disappeared. Every day after that he came to the field and ate the grass. If anybody tried to catch him, he ran into the pond.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. water-horses (~138)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edna Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Claremorris, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Killeen
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Claremorris, Co. Mayo