School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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Wild animals.
In Patrick Walshes lake in Knockatunna near Chibychase there is supposed to be alot of wild animals.There are horses and foals in it and come out grazing in the land sometimes.
Once a man caught one of the wild horses and put her ploughing and she worked all right but as the sun was setting she made to the lake with the plough tied to her.It is also said that fairies live in it and have chariots.When they were opening drains in Chibychase they got wheels of chariots .Once there were two men passing by the lake and they saw a big fish on the surface ,it had a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
