School: Crecora, Tobar Pádraig (roll number 9668)

Location:
Crecora, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0526, Page 079

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0526, Page 079

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  1. Some years ago a family named O Sullivan lived near Lough Nagira. They owned bogland running up to the brink of the Lough and kept cattle grazing there in Summer. They kept an old hand herding the cattle as accidents occur where animals get stuck in these soft places. At time this man used work saving turf on the bank adjacent while keeping a vigilant eye on the cattle. After his dinner it appears, he lay down on the bank of the lake for a brief rest, but being overcome with the heat of the day and hard work he lapsed into a sleep. A noise in the tall sedge-growth awoke him, and rubbing his eyes he beheld a monster of an eel swinging through the reeds towards him. In a flash he thought of his only weapon of defence
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick