School: Cnapach
- Location:
- An Chnapaigh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: S. Ó Hionruaidh
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- (continued from previous page)these creatures to follow a ship and if anyone dies on board they are swallowed up by these huge creatures.
As this shark followed on the captain said he would have to get something so they flung him out a chair. He swallowed it down and came on again. The captain said "he is not satisfied yet" so they flung him out a case of oranges and still he followed on. The captain said he would have to get a body or he would not to go back. As there was an old grey haired woman on board, and as her days were nearly ended they flung her out. He swallowed her down and yet he was not satisfied, so the captain said he would have to harpoon him.
They harpooned him and opened him and there was the old woman sitting on the chair shouting
"Oranges three a penny"
- Collector
- Kate Mc Gorry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Droim Coinín, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Thomas Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drocach Bán, Co. an Chabháin
