School: Muine Mór (roll number 13456)
- Location:
- Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 486
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- In Glenade lake there were two domharchu. They had a body of a hound or wolf but a long sharp nose. On the Northern shore there lived two McGloughlin brother. The wife of one of them Grace Connoly while washing clothes at the lake was killed by one of them. The brothers thought she was a long time washing the clothes and they went to see what happened to her. When they reached the lake they saw the half eaten remains beside the lake. Her husband shot the dom[h]archu but it gave a dying screech which was answered by its mate and the mate came out. The brothers ran home and the neighbours told them to get two horses and go to Finner Camp and so they did. The domharchu followed them and at last got up to them. He ran out through the first horse and on to the second. But before he ran through the second the brother behind shot him and that finished the Domharchus.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Partlin
- Gender
- Female
