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Tales from Connacht

The Crowing Cock The Fisherman's Strange Catch
Once a man who lived in Galway, was in a field near his house working. Once, a fisherman from Errismore, hooked a very unexpected catch.
The Giant Rat The Bald Man of Bulben
A needy man in Galway had a wife and four children. One morning, they gazed upon the largest rat that had ever set foot in their kitchen, as they sat down for breakfast. Finn MacCool and his mighty army, the Fianna, were hunting deer on Ben Bulben.

Brothers of the Fish Charm The Enchanted Bridegrooms
A long time ago in the county of Sligo, there lived a king and a queen who were unfortunate to have no children. Many, many years ago, there lived Fintan the Great.

The Fairy's Question The Little People
Once a saint had a servant by the name of Domhnaill. Also known as the Faery People, the Little People set up there homes close to the houses of humans.
The Mermaid of Sligo The Monster of Lake Glenade
West of the bay of Sligo, lyes Tireragh. This is where once a chieftain fell in love with a mermaid. All monsters have one thing in common, they are scary and fierce some.
Vera the Witch The Sligo Duel
A long time ago, there was an old woman who was a witch. She was many hundred years old. At the start of the 19th Century, a ship was seen to flounder off the choppy seas of the Sligo coast, quite close to the Tireragh shore.


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