1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Clochar na Toirbhirte

School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

Location:
Lismore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr M. Gráinne
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0635, Page 229

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0635, Page 229

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Toirbhirte
  2. XML Page 229
  3. XML “The Mermaid”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Mermaid

    Share Share Post
    The mermaid lives in the sea. She has a body and head like a human being. Instead of legs she has a tail like a fish. She has long curly hair. It is said that she has the faculties of speech and hearing. She is very often heard singing down in the deep and she has a very sweet voice which has often allured sailors to jump into the ocean and dive down to see her.
    It is said that she has a comb , and that she often sits on the rock combing her hair. I heard that one day, there was a man walking on the seashore
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. mermaids (~305)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fives
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tourin, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballywelligan, Co. Waterford