School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- In Patrick Walshe's lake near Chibyhase there is a very remarkable lake where all kinds of wild animals dewell. It is said that fairies are living beneath its waters. Often chariots or wheels were seen around it There used a lot of horses and foals used come out grazing.
Once a man caught one of them and tackled her ploughing. When the sun went down in the evening the horse made it to the lake tacklings plough and all There was a big kind of a fish staying in it too. He had(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Michael Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
