School: Cill Rosanta (B.), Coill Mhic Thomáisín
- Location:
- Coill Mhic Thomáisín, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: Seán Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0648, Page 11
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- (continued from previous page)on the hill and on a September evening about 4.30 pm, he sat down to rest at the top of Com-shin-awn cliff. he heard some rumbling noise in the lake. it was terrifying and to his surprise he saw a white animal in appearance like a horse come to the surface three times, swim around and disappear. According to tradition this animal comes to the surface every seven years.
Anglers go to the lake to fish, but the ugliest trout in all Ireland are found there,
- In the old times people used to take the butter from one another by superstitious means. There was a family living in the village of Fews who(continues on next page)
