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School: Scattery Island

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Scattery Island, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Cholgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 067

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    I live in Scattery Island, a small island on the Shannon outside the town of Kilrush. This island is in the parish of Kilrush, and in the barony of Moyarta. At present there are fourteen houses on the island, five of which are slated and the remaining nine are thatched.
    Scattery Island derives its name from the Irish word "Inis Chathaigh", which means the island of the serpent. Tradition holds that the island was, till the coming of Saint Senan, inhabited by a monster, or Catach, which devoured man or beast that ventured on the place. Tradition further asserts that St. Senan triumphed over
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Scattery Island, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Austin Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scattery Island, Co. Clare