School: Baldoyle Convent (roll number 11883)
- Location:
- Baldoyle, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Sr Augustine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 170
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- (continued from previous page)and all his brothers and sisters; he told his long story in the way they have of speaking. I am sure that you could picture the man when he came home that evening.
Betty Giles
Howth
Co Dublin
I got this account from
Mr Giles
Claremount CottageHowth
Age fourty one. Co Dublin.
- Many years ago two fishermen from Baldoyle were fishing along the coast of Lambay. After some time they were very much surprized when they hauled in a their nets for there lay a mermaid. The mermaid began to shed tears and the men did not know what to do as it was their first acquaintances with a mermaid and there was an old saying that one would never reach land safely after allowing a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Walshe
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Pupil
- Address
- Baldoyle, Co. Dublin
- Informant
- Mr Walshe
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baldoyle, Co. Dublin
