School: Baile Ruadh (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Ballyroe, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 162
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- (continued from previous page)dived down and had just secured his grapplers to the chest and had procceded above the lake surface when the sorceress returned and on seeing the man carrying off her chest made a fierce grab at both caught the chest which he dropped in his endeavour to escape the magic grab of Blunach.
She pursued him above the surface but on hearing his loud cry for helo his friend above was on the scene and on the witches appearance fired some shots at her when she dived below and was never afterwards seen or heard of and neither did any explorer try their success at the crannog or it's treasures.
- Collector
- Seosaimhín Ní Thormhaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Williamstown, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Seán Ó Fhearghaíl
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Williamstown, Co. Galway
