School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
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- (continued from previous page)telling the story, when she was young.
In the well there were three trout, but the people never fished for them, because they believed they were three Saints who were changed into trout. About this time there resided near the well an English officer, and he was very fond of trout fishing, so he decided to fish, he did so and caught one of the trout. He brought it home and ordered his maid to cook it. She did so, and when one side of the fish was cooked, she was in the act of turning it, when a knock was heard on the door. On returning from the door, which she went to open, the fish had disappeared. Being terrified she told her(continues on next page)
