Strange Animals

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Abstract: Story collected by Edna Killeen, a student at Cnocán Mhichil Naofa (Clochar) school (Claremorris, Co. Mayo) from informant Michael Killeen.

Original reference: 0098/5/60

Síle, an tSiúr [Teacher]

Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht [Funder]

University College Dublin [Funder]

National Folklore Foundation [Funder]
Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [Funder]

Loading... School Cnocán Mhichil Naofa (Clochar) [Vol. 0098, Chapter 0005]

County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools

COLLECTOR: Killeen, Edna
Gender: female
Location: Kilcolman (Civil parish)
Clanmorris (Barony)
Mayo (County)

INFORMANT: Killeen, Michael
Relation: parent
Gender: male
Location: Kilcolman (Civil parish)
Clanmorris (Barony)
Mayo (County)

Story text TEI

transcribed at

Strange Animals [duchas:4350685]

There was a water-horse once in Ballinsmalla. There is a story told about it. It is -  One day a man named Prendergast was letting out hisshorse in the field. There was a big pond in the field. when he was letting the horse go, he hit it with his stick. Then the horse ran and ran around the field and at last it ran straight into the pond and disappeared. Every day after that he came to the field and ate the grass. If anybody tried to catch him, he ran into the pond.

Resource description

Origin information: Claremorris, Co. Mayo
Date created: [1937] – [1938]
Type of Resource: text
Physical description: p. 497
Volume 0098
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher an tSiúr Síle.
Languages: English eng
Genre: Folktale
Subject: Animals, Mythical linked data (lcsh); Water-horses--Eacha uisce
Informant location: Claremorris Clár Chlainne Mhuiris Claremorris Kilcolman Clanmorris Mayo
Location: https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4451480
Location: University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .
Original reference: 0098/5/60
Suggested credit: "Strange Animals"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4451480>
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher an tSiúr Síle.
Funding: Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source: Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.