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School: Bealach (roll number 5811)

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Ballagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Daltúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0258, Page 159

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  1. Old Irish Tales - The Harper of the Three Rosses (continued)

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    Down deep in the mountains there lived a jealous loathsome dragon. One evening after sunset this dragon came into the lake and glidings towards the cave he seized the harper while he was sleeping and his harps and dragged them to the bottom of the lake. From this on the lake was called Lough Crotta and the mountain was called Sliab Cliath Crotta.
    The highest peak is:- 3,015
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Dowling
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonageeragh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Very Reverend Canon T. Hurley
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Priest
    Address
    Kilroosky, Co. Roscommon