School: Iubhrach (roll number 8074)
- Location:
- Uragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Cristíne Ní Shíoda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 269
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- By Glenade Lake, tradition tells,
Two hundred years ago,
A thrilling scene enacted was,
To which as years unflow,
Old men and women still relate,
And, while relating, dread
Some demon of its kind may yet
Be found within its bed.It happened one McLoughlin lived
Hard by its Northern shore,
A lovely spot where fairies oft
In revel wandered over;
A beauteous dell, where Prince and Chief
Oft met in rivalry,
With henchmen bold and warriors old
To hunt the wild boar free.He and his wife, Grace Connolly,
Here passed unknown to fame
Their years in peace
Until one day from out the lake there came
What brought a change in all their bliss,
Their home and prospects, too,
The water fiend, the enchanted being
The dreaded Dobhar Cú .(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Mc Nulty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kinlough, Co. Leitrim
