School: Arklow Convent
- Location:
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Sr. Brendan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 204
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- StoryIn years gone by at Arklow there was a gang called Kidnappers and another called Beach Combers.One night at a very late hour a Beach Comber was going to the beach and was chased by the Kidnappers, escaping the Kidnappers by running into the sea for a for while that he was out of the frying pan into the fire.On looking around him to watch for the Kidnappers he saw something in the water he did not like. The wind was blowing right from the sea and it kept on coming closer to him until he thought it was close enough and he ran up the beach and over the hills expecting every moment to sdee the Kidnappers yet hoping not to meet them.After he got tired out he sat down to get a rest and to his big surprise he saw the sea serpent which he had noticed in the sea coming over the hill behind him. Like wild-fire he took to his heels and fell over the next hillock exhausted.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Breen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Togher, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr Clancy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
