School: Cros Riabhach
- Location:
- Crossreagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Siordáin
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- "The Blackwater flows about 3 miles
"from here and long ago a goat used
"to be met on the road near by, by travellers in the night time.
It was immensely big caused terror in the neighborhood. It often attacked people leaving them half dead from fright and injuries. One night it was seen to enter the river and has not troubled the locality since. That is now about 80 years ago, the old people say"
- Informant
- Michael Sheridan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Crossreagh, Co. Cavan
