School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)is out at night and day. The horse has four shoes when he looses them he is brought to the nearest forge to get a new set on. It takes the smith a half an hour to put on a shoe.
There is a fairy tale told about the water horse which used to be seen during the day grazing on a flat of land along the Palmerstown river near Tonra Howen Brodge, Kilfian, Killala.
These lands are known as McElroys. There was a man living near by who dug his land with a spade and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tessie Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Rogers
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
