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Water-Horses
"Long ago the people used to send their horses to the mountain for the summer months.
One day a man was going to the mountain for his horse as he required him to do some work at home.
When he went up to the mountain he saw all the horses…
One day a man was going to the mountain for his horse as he required him to do some work at home.
When he went up to the mountain he saw all the horses…
The source of the River Termon
"There is a good deal of land [in the disctrict of Cullion] which is mountainous and some good land for the potato crop. There is a small wood growing in it. There is one river and a lake in the mountainous part. The river is the Termon river which…
The snake of Lough Patrick and Lough Peter
"There are no holy wells in this district but there are two holy lakes called Lough Patrick and Lough Peter. These lakes are in the townland of Drumlougher and form the boundary between County Monaghan and County Armagh. St Patrick's stone is in a…
The Friary
"The Friary is a townland on Killymard ([Cill O mBárd]) side of Lough Eske. It was here the Friars settled when banished from Donegal and ministered to the spiritual wants of the neigh-bouring districts.
There is now no sign of a church or…
There is now no sign of a church or…
Lines Written on St Patrick's Purgatory Lough Derg
A poem by J. Patton on Lough Derg from the Schools' Collection
Leprechauns and Mermaids
"Very few stories are told of mermaids in this district as it is too far from the sea. The mermaid or 'maigdean mara' is very attractive. Once upon a time a glan man who made a station in Lough Derg returned home by Bundoran. He spent a few hours…
Historical Traditions
A folklore account of St. Patrick and the salmon of Lough Derg