School: Leithead (roll number 5480)
- Location:
- Lehid, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0463, Page 152
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- The Mermaid is one of the deep Sea creatures nearly related to the Seal. The Seal is of a smaller species and lives nearer to the Shore. The Mermaid's body and head resemble that of a woman, also her two hands which she sometimes uses as legs. As she has none but a tail like a fish. When seen by mariners in the ocean it denotes a coming storm and they prepare for it, but when convenient to the shore they consider it a Bad Omen. Years ago a man who lived in Bere Island used often see a Mermaid in the strand combing her beautiful hair. By night he used hear her moaning and Caoing like the Banshee.
One day with other men he was fishing in the Bay. He saw the Mermaid not far away. They made for the shore but the waves got furious their boat was dashed to pieces on the rocks the man who saw(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drombohilly Lower, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Julia O' Shea
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 67
