School: Lathaigh (Laghey)

Location:
An Lathaigh, Co. Dhún na nGall
Teacher:
Proinsias Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 146

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 146

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  1. There is a lake in a field next to Tullyearl shore. A little animal was seen in it. It was like a little dog. Mrs Torrens saw it. A little while after she saw it she heard it crying. Some weeks afterwards her husband died. Before he died she saw it in the field.
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  2. Down at St Ernans there is a little river once while some people were at the river, they saw an animal. It was like a little pony.
    These people made an effort to catch it but they could not. While one of them was
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Crawford
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tulaigh Iarla, Co. Dhún na nGall
    Informant
    George Crawford
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Tulaigh Iarla, Co. Dhún na nGall