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1. Water-Horses

   

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   One day a boy was walking along the side of the lake when he saw a big white horse. The boy had a knife in his hand and he threw it at the horse and it stuck in his neck. That night the boy was sleeping with his father in his house when he heard someone at the door. He opened it and he saw a tall man with a lovely white horse. The man told the boy he was wanted at the lake. The boy got up on the back of the horse behind the man. When they got to the lake the man told the boy not to take anything that would be offered to him when they would get to the bottom of the lake. When the boy got to the bottom he saw the same white horse as he saw that day and his knife in the horse's throat. The man told the boy to pull the knife out of the horse's throat and he did so. Just then the horse turned into a beautiful lady. This lady asked the boy what he would

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tony Martin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Mullach, Co. an Chabháin

   Informant

   Mr Martin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   An Mullach, Co. an Chabháin