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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. A Mermaid

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    Long ago a man and his wife and their daughter went to the sea-shore one summer. They saw an image half a woman and half a fish sitting on the shore combing her hair.
    When she saw them she went into the water. They walked to the place where she was sitting and the man looked down into the sea where she went and he disappeared. The woman looked down after
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. mermaids (~305)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo