School: Virginia (C )
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Farelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 214
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- (continued from previous page)lake and hide and that he could catch her and bring her home. The next night he went down to the lake and hid behind a big tree.
When the mermaids and the girl were passing the man jumped out and caught hold of her and dragged her home.
When she was home she told the people that she was in a castle under the water of whose walls were as gold.
The priest advised her to not stay around the lake. She went to America. Ever since that the lake is enchanted, and nobody ever heard of anyone going out to swim in it that something did not happen to them.
- The little Lipreachan is often called a geanncangch. He is about two feet in heights. He wears a red coat and a black hat.
He is supposed to live(continues on next page) - Collector
- Gretta Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
