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In the parish of Easkey there lived a man who found a mare in his field one morning.

Abstract: Story collected by Margaret Carden, a student at Stuacán school (Muingwore, Co. Sligo) from informant Mrs M. Carden.

Original reference: 0163/3/53

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Stuacán [duchas:4693067]

In the parish of Easkey there lived a man who found a mare in his field one morning. He could find no owner for the animal so he kept her for several years. Each year for seven years she reared a foal for him.
When she had her work finished one evening, after putting up wrack from the sea to the shore, her master was turning her into the field and he accidentally hit her with her bridle. The mare let a neigh for each foal she reared and they all gathered together and went into the sea and were never seen again. Since that day the place is called Beann an Searragh[?].

Origin information
Muingwore, Co. Sligo
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 275
Volume 0163
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bríd Ní Mhiadhaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Animals, Mythical   linked data (lcsh)
Water-horses--Eacha uisce
School location
MuingworeAn Mhoing MhórMuingworeCastleconorTireraghSligo
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4744103
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0163/3/53

Suggested credit
"In the parish of Easkey there lived a man who found a mare in his field one morning."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_4744103>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bríd Ní Mhiadhaigh.
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.

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