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School: Niall Mór (roll number 11843)

Location:
Killybegs, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
B. Mac Niallghuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1039, Page 308

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    “There was a man living down in Maghara one time. One day he was fishing near the caves and he went to another rock to improve his catch and as he move he saw a mermaid sitting on a flat stone combing her hair and her cloak lying behind her.”

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    got the cloak and put it on and went back to the sea because she could not dive into the water without it. When he got up and saw the stack tossed he knew that she must have saw him putting it there and when and got it and returned to her element the sea.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. mermaids (~305)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Moira Molloy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killybegs, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr William Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Killybegs, Co. Donegal