Maighdean Mhara /
A Mermaid
A Mermaid
Informant: Bridget Gallen
Age: Unknown
Address: Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
Collector: Kathleen Gallen, as part of The Schools’ Collection, National Folklore Collection, UCD
Date of Recording: 1937/38
Reference:
Manuscript page, The Schools’ Collection
Maighdean Mhara
Is i mBéarla atá an buntéacs.
A Mermaid
Once upon a time a man caught a mermaid and he took her home and left her on the dresser and fed her every day. One night some men went out to fish and they caught a seal. They took it home and threw it on the floor. The mermaid leaped down from the dresser and she said that that was her brother seal, so she went out crying and was never seen again.