Leprechauns and Mermaids

Leprechauns and Mermaids

Lough Derg--Oral history--Folklore--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 there and while he was walking along the shore he saw a beautiful girl in distress in the water. She was in danger in the water so he rushed in to save her But this was no earthly maid but a mermaid who dragged himself into the water and was drowned.

It is said that his wife was expecting him home next day, so she arose very early. When she looked out she saw him driving the cows through a field near his own home. Before long afterwards she heard of his death."

Jim Mc Govern

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 234-35

National Folklore Collection, UCD

1937-39

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Jim Mc Govern

Philip Mac Manus

Ardvagh, Co. Cavan