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1. The Mermaid

   

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   Mermaids are never seen in this district because it is not near the sea. I heard that long a few of them were caught by the fishermen at Ballingarray. They came up the Blackwater as far as that place. The mermaids head and a little of her body are like any human being. She has hands and feet too. She has a tail like a fish. Her head is covered with long golden hair which she combs every night with a golden comb. The fishermen oftern see her rested on a rock combing it. Sailors regard it as an ill omen to see

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   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
         1. murúcha (~305)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ann Coghlan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lios Mór, Co. Phort Láirge

   Informant

   Miss M. Feeney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lios Mór, Co. Phort Láirge