School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- There is supposed to be a water-horse in Ballinlough lake long ago. They are supposed to be of different colours some black and white and others red and white. They are supposed to come up every evening eating grass by the side of the lake. Sometimes also they swim up the river.
One evening when a man who was living near the lake came for his cows he saw a strange black and white pony grazing with the cows. It was a water horse but the man thought it was a stray horse.
The man went up to him and went riding on him. He tried to drive him out on the road but he turned round and sprang into the water. When he got into the water(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Lavelle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Lavelle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo
