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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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 247

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  1. Loch Te or the Hot Lake

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    At the back of our house there is a little lake which the people call "Loc Te" or the "Hot Lake". The water is very hot in this lake. During almost every storm, with the heat of the water large quantities of spray are sent up in the air. If you were to stand beside the lake at such a time you would be suffocated with the heat of this spray. A man called Jack Gallagher was passing by this lake on a stormy. He was suffocated by the heated spray. After being a few days in the water his body decayed. A week later the people saw some of his bones being thrown up with the spray in air. We can easily hear the water roaring fiercely from our house. After the spray rising
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Ann Mullarkey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Masshill, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mary Ellen Mullarkey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 40
    Address
    Masshill, Co. Sligo