School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Sr. M. Columbanus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 216
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- (continued from previous page)skin was a white as snow, and her features as clearly cut as those of a marble statue. Her body from the waist down was covered with large greenish scales, and very much resembled that of a fish.
It is related in the district that a youth named Sean O'Connor fell in love with her but the mermaid, hearing this knew she could never live on dry land.
One morning Sean went as usual to the lake, expecting to see his love emerge and sit on the rock. For hours he waited but poor Sean having given up hope of ever seeing her again drew up a large knife and plunged it through his heart. Ever since the lake has been called Lough Shian or the lake of the knife. The mermaid was often seen sitting on the rock after that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Marjorie Carney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Estersnow, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Martin Gaffney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon
