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School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Conaill
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    One day a man saw a mermaid in Killarney. She was sitting on a rock combing her hair. The man asked would she marry him. She said she would. He hid her cloak. She could not go away from him until she got her cloak. One day she got it. She had two sons. She told them she was going to the well for water. She went to the lake nearby and put her cloak on her and disappeared into the water. She was never seen again.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. mermaids (~305)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tony Noonan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyguilebeg, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Jim Lee
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynoe, Co. Limerick