School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0005
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- (continued from previous page)crossed by land. The path he made in doing this is still there. At other time, he doubled himself across the river and flooded the whole country-side.
A man with a pair of horses, who was ploughing in a field near this pool was pulled in, and was never heard of since.
The people made several attempts to shoot the fish, but did not succeed until one man made a bullet out of a two shilling piece -- that is money with a cross on it.
He fired at the fish but when he came to where the fish ought to be he could only find a big patch of slime.
The eye the man closed when taking aim never opened while he lived.
- Collector
- Patrick Raftery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughrea, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Raftery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Loughrea, Co. Galway
