School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis
- Location:
- Ennis, Co. Clare
- Teacher: An tSr. Máire
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- XML “The Mermaid and Leipreachán”
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- (continued from previous page)New Hall saying
Fish without flesh,
Meat without bones,
Is the mermaid's curse
On the plains of Kilour
After this and even up to the present day only small fat cows can live there and only roach can be got in the lake.
Joan McTernan
This tale is commonly told in Ennis.
(ii) This is another tale of the mermaid of New Hall.
One day the mermaid was sitting on a rock near the lake combing her hair when a man named Mr. Downes who was shooting birds came on the scene and shot her and when going in the lake she uttered - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Vera Keavy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Turnpike Road, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Martin Keavy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Turnpike Road, Co. Clare