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School: Mín Riabhach (roll number 17050)

Location:
Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Anton Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1097, Page 92

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  1. A Mermaid (continued)

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    Once upon a time a man caught a mermaid and he took her home and left her on the dresser and fed her every day. One night some men went out to fish and they caught a seal. They took it home and threw it on the floor. The mermaid leaped down from the dresser and she said that that was her brother seal, so she went out crying and was never seen again.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. mermaids (~305)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gallen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Miss Bridget Gallen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meenreagh, Co. Donegal