School: Cros Riabhach

Location:
Crossreagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Siordáin
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  1. One Summer evening about 100 years ago a man who lived near Quilca lake. He was standing at the haft door of his house looking out at the lake shining in the sunset.
    After a while he saw a boat full of women coming silently across the lake. They were crying and when the boat came to the shore it disappeared.
    After a while he went home and in about a week he died.
    The people said that it was coming for him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thady Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corragloon, Co. Cavan