Abstract: Story collected by John J. Branley, a student at Log na nGall school (Lugnagall, Co. Sligo) from informant Mr Thady Branley.
Original reference: 0157/3/88
School Log na nGall [Vol. 0157, Chapter 0003]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Sligo Schools
A Water-Horse in Glencar Lake [duchas:4691216]
Long ago there was a water horse in Glencar Lake. It is said that a man lived in a house not far from the lake. One morning, the man went to a field beside the lake to look after cattle, when he saw the horse feeding on the grass. He caught the horse and brought him to his own house and put him in a stable. He used to work the horse in the cart. The horse, it is said, used to work as quiet as any other horse in the cart. It happened one day that the man got riding on the horse's back and rode him to the lake to a drink. As soon as the horse got to the shore he galloped in, and the man could not get off his back. It is said that the horse had magic. The man was never seen after that nor the horse.
Original reference: 0157/3/88
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