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School: Cnoc an Aifrinn (Masshill) (roll number 16016)

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Masshill, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Ghallchobhair
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  1. A Legend of Loch Teinte

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    A Legend of Loch Teinte.
    There are many little lakes among the mountains in Masshill where I live. One very strange one is known as Loch Teinte. It is believed that one day the ground opened six feet wide and in five minutes it was filled with water. One day Eddy Gallagher of Tullyvilla whose sone was killed by lightning was passing by Loch Teinte during a thunder storm. He saw two flashes of lightning falling into the water. He went down to the brink and was astonished to see that the water was shivering all over though there was not a breeze at the time. This strange shivering has been often noticed on quite calm days. During almost every thunder storm
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bernard O' Connor
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Rue, Co. Sligo