School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An tSiúr Concepta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 227
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- (continued from previous page)the White Trout, God bless it, was seen in the stream beyant and suure the people didn't know what to think of it, seeing as how a white trout was never heard of before, nor since, and years upon years the trout was there just as you see it yourself this blessed minute, longer nor I can tell, aye troth, and beyond the memory of the ouldest people in the village. At last the people began to think it must be a fairy, for what else could it be, and no hurt no harm was ever put on the 'white trout' until some wicked sinners of soldiers came to these parts and laughed at all the people, and [?] and jeered them for thinking of the like, and one of them in particular, had luck to him, God forgive me(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Greally
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Joseph Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farren Connell, Co. Cavan
