School: Naoimh Ióseiph (roll number 15628)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teachers: Mícheál Ó Mainnín Pádraig Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0235, Page 120
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- In a small pond in Rockingham there is supposed to be a big horse living there. This pond is very deep and it is believed there is no bottom to it. A huge horse was seen there by an old man. This man died a few weeks after meeting with this strange encounter. He only saw the horse for a few seconds, as it vanished immediately.
This horse was of a huge size. It was about twice as big as an elephant. It had two huge ears on his head and his tail was as big as the trunk of an elephant.
It is believed that this horse is guarding treasure. The horse is seen every time that attempts have been made to capture the treasure. On another occasion a man out on the roads at midnight met four headless horses and a carriage and a headless man driving them. This carriage was stuck in the ground on the side of the road. The man asked him to help him(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
