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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 46

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    “About a half-mile south of the town of Skerries there is a large rock shaped like a chair.”

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    Story.
    About a half-mile south of the town of Skerries there is a large rock shaped like a chair. It is called the "Mermaids' Chair" because long ago mermaids used to come up from the sea and sit on the chair. The used to have little mirrors with them and they would comb their hair and sit on the rock.
    George Pratt,
    Rusk Rd,
    Skerries
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Pratt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rush Road, Co. Dublin