School: Loughanvally (roll number 8363)
- Location:
- Loughanavally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs. O'Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 371
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- (continued from previous page)a bridge in England called the bridge of Good Luck. Then he went over to England. When he entered the bridge a man was standing on it. He said he dreamt that there was a bush in Ireland under which was a crock of gold. Then the man returned home and he dug under the bush and found a big crock of gold and he never wanted money after.
A mermaid is a half woman and a half fish. She has beautiful hair. Once a mermaid came ashore and she was treated as a queen. She said to the people that she had come to announce the coming of the three cows. The names of the cows were Bo-Finn Bo-Ruadh and Bo-Dubh and she said that they would fill the land with cattle. Then they began(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Egan
- Gender
- Female
