School: Baile Locha Riabhach (Clochar)

Location:
Loughrea, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr Adrian
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  1. In the Loughrea lake there is an Ottor-Fox. This Ottor-fox was so big that he was called a monster ottor-fox. This animal is a four legged animal with a body like a calf and the head of a fox. He did much harm round Grange. He destroyed crops, ate sheep and cattle. Many attempts were made to kill this animal. Once an attempt was made to shoot him, the bullets hit him, but did him no harm, after hitting him the bullets hopped off his back. He did not appear in the lake since 1930.
    At Tobar-Tuighe a fairy
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs O' Toole
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Loughrea, Co. Galway