School: Behey (roll number 8222)

Location:
Behy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Meadhbh, Bean Uí Dhochartaigh
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Samuel Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tullyhorky, Co. Donegal
  2. A named named Jimmy Monaghan farmer of Coolcolly (a townland almost adjoining Tullyherk) and aged about 60 was one day fishing at the river known as the Black water a small river flowing out of Tullyherk Lough, and which flows into another that runs through Armstrong’s farm in Parkhill. In this river there is a deep black hole called the Black hole. He was fishing at or near this hole when an enormous eel got caught on his hook. So frightened was the man that he dropped all and just then the eel slipped off the hook
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