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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    maid and her children maid their way for the sea. They were never seen again.
    A few years later a little baby was found near the same place. It had no hair on its head but after a while people saw that before long the baby would have long red hair. It had and very soon he found out where the sea was and he was never seen again. The people then doubted that it might have being a mermaid.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. mermaids (~305)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cláir Nic Dhíarmuda
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Behy, Co. Roscommon