School: Beanntraighe (B.) (roll number 15135)
- Location:
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0281, Page 128
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- Long ago there lived a widow and her son near Droumbroe lake. One fine summer morning, as the boy was bringing home their only cow to be milked, he saw an object in the lake like a big log of wood. When he came closer, he saw that it was swimming towards him and its jaws were open wide ready to swallow him. But he ran home as quickly as he could for an old spear belonging to his father, that was stuck under the thatch of the cabin, and back he ran to attack the monster with this rusty old spear.
When he got to the edge of the lake he hid himself behind a clump of sallies and watched his chance until this terrible looking thing came near enough to the land. He then took steady aim and plunged the old spear into its neck behind the ear and it gave a most heidious roar and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Murchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Donal Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrignagat, Co. Cork
