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School: Coillte Clochair (C.) (roll number 2364)

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Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
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    married. She went to the old woman and she took the finds off her and left her like an ordinary woman. She gave the fins to the man and told him that if she would see the finds again she would become a mermaid forever. Then they got married and had seven children. One day the woman was cleaning the house and looked up at the roof and what did she see but the fins. As soon as she saw them she immediantly turned into a mermaid and ran away to the sea with her seven children after her and never was seen again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. mermaids (~305)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Bennett
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim