Ireland (Mayo & Enniscrone)
Home Up Family Relatives The Past Ireland (Mayo & Enniscrone)

 

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(1;2;3 House and garden in Enniscrone, 4;stream in Bonniconlon 5;old ruin Enniscrone 6 top of ox mountains 

 Mayo 7; garden Enniscrone 8; returning from top of mount Nephin Mayo 9; looks like Croagh Patrick  Mayo; 10; Ox Mountain 11; 

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  The battle of Enniscrone 22 September 1798 in our Garden. God bless.may they rest in peace    ire furnace1.jpg (12087 bytes)
ire-mermaid.jpg (8299 bytes)THE MERMAID STONES            The following story is attached to the Mermaid Stones of Enniscrone. Thady O'Dowd, chieftan of the O'Dowd clan, was walking on the seashore and spotted a beautiful mermaid wearing a cloak which shimmered like the silver scales of a fish. Without her cloak she would remain human and unable to return to the sea.. Thady stole her cloak and asked her to marry him.The mermaid knew he would not return the cloak to her and relinquished. They lived happily for many years and she bore him seven children. One day his eldest child saw the father hiding the cloak and told the mother where it was. While he was away at battle the mermaid/woman took the cloak and her children and went to Scurmore.Her children tried to stop her returnuing to the sea but its call was so strong she could not resist. She turned six of the seven into stone and brought the youngest off with her. It is said that every time an O'Dowd dies the rocks here weep.The fort is connected with the O'Caoimhin family who were marshals at election of the O'Dowd chieftains. They hosted the banquets after the inauguration ceremonies.


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