School: Knockerra (B.) Killimer
- Location:
- Knockerra, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0629, Page 070
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“One time a man named Patrick Troy would go shooting to Molougha lake when the moon would be there.”
One time a man named Patrick Troy would go shooting to Molougha lake when the moon would be there. It would be always late when he would come home. This night he shot a good amount of ducks so it was late when he came home. He crossed the land to his own house and as he came to a gap he went to go out the gaps but the dog would not let him out. The dog was very big, and he thought there were fire in his eyes. He made an attempt to kick the dog out of the gap. But at every attempt the dog would grow larger, as he fired at him with the gun, and the dog disappeared. When he had walked a few paces he saw a light behind him. He fired a shot at the light and it disappeared. Then he heard a noise behind him saying not to go in or out that gap again. So he never went out the gap again. The gap is still to be seen.
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- James Keane
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