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School: Dalystown (roll number 15307)

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Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Grehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 075

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    “This happened about sixty years ago near Ballinagore.”

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    “This Happened About 40 Years Ago.”

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    This happened about 40 years ago.
    Owen Keena was out fishing on Lough Arrininn one evening and while he was out he saw a mermaid.
    As soon as he saw her he threw a spear and stuck it in her head, and immediately she dissapeared.
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