School: Killyon (roll number 7120)
- Location:
- Killyon, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0693, Page 238
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- (continued from previous page)She ran over and leaped in. She is in the lake in the form of a big pike. Long ago people shunned the lock of Croboy as they believe it to be enchanted.
- Written by Mary Coyne, Ballinlig, Hill of Down, Co. Meath.In Connelly's in Raharney a leipreachan used to be seen milking the cows in the fields but when they would go near him he would disappear. It is said that there was a bean sighe there as well and that all the cattle died. This bean sighe was also crying the Davis's away(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Coyne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinlig, Co. Meath
