School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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  1. The Water-horse.
    About eighty years ago there was a man named Michael Welsh living in Leitereen. One morning he went out to one field of his near the lake.
    When he reached the lake he took his horse by the head and led back to the yard. He then put the harness on him and started working him. He worked him all day and he worked him just as good as any other horse although it was a water-horse he had.
    In the evening he was unharnessing in the yard when he made one rush down to the lake and went
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyballinaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyballinaun, Co. Mayo