School: Dungimmon
- Location:
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Flynn
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- (continued from previous page)That is the story that is told of how Lake Sheelin was made.II
An Old Irish Tale
Fionn Mac Cool had two great dogs called Bran and Scolan. One day he was out hunting and he started a wild boar. The dogs started after him and chased him miles. He had several other dogs, but they all gave up the chase except Bran, and he succeeded in catching the wild boar.
When Fionn came up to Bran, he was trying to kill the boar. Fionn was about to drive his spear into the animal when the boar changed into a lovely young lady.
Fionn was astonished whe he saw what had happened; but the young lady soon told her story. When she was a young girl a man stole her from her home, and wanted her to marry him. But he was so ugly that she would not do so, and because she would not marry him, he placed a magic spell on her to roam(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat Sheridan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Charles Murray
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Kilbride, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Sheridan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Paddy Masterson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 20
- Address
- Mountprospect, Co. Cavan
