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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 171

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  1. The Water-Horse

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    Long years ago there was a certain man in this locality who had a lot of cattle and one horse. Every evening he used to go to the river to water the horse and every evening that he went he saw a water-horse. One particular evening he went and when he was coming home the water-horse followed him. The man took the strange horse home and fed and reared him. About a year after he went to the river with the horse bringing the water-horse with him. When he reached the river the water horse jumped in and vanished.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. water-horses (~138)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs O Shea
    Gender
    Female