Bronagh's Story

By legend, Inisbofinn (Inis bo finne) was an enchanted, moving island that was part of Atlantis. It moved from place to place until, one day two men were on a boat. They were fishing. Then they realised they had struck land. The mist around them cleared and they realised they were on an island. They got off the boat and stepped onto the island. One of the men had a pipe and some of the ash fell onto the ground. The island being enchanted and stayed in the same place because it had came into contact with a natural element tarred by man. The two men saw an old woman with a white cow. She struck the cow which then became a rock. One of the men ran over to strike the old woman for striking the cow. He struck the woman, and both of them turned into rocks. People have said they have seen the cow and say it is a sign of foreboding, hence the name, ‘Inis bo finne’ – the white cow, some people still believe there are other enchanted islands in Clew Bay, which will eventually become visible.

Yarn

My Grandad used to tell a yarn (a story told as if it were true but isn’t true) about two men walking down the road. They didn’t know how long they’d been in the pub and they were arguing over whether the light in the sky was the moon or the sun. They saw a stranger walking down the road and they went over to him. “Could you tell us whether that’s the moon or the sun?” one man asked. The stranger looked up at the sky and said, “sorry I couldn’t tell you I’m a stranger round here”. He then walked away.

Writer: Bronagh Rogers 4th class

Teller: Dolores Rogers

The original hand written story is available below