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Shannon

After this it overwhelmed her, so that her back (tarr) went upwards, and when she had come to the land on this side (of the Shannon) she tasted death

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After this it overwhelmed her, so that her back (tarr) went upwards, and when she had come to the land on this side (of the Shannon) she tasted death (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells)

Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

  • comparison: A similar story is related to show how the Shannon, in Irish Stnann, Sinand, or Sinend, is called after a woman of that name (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells)

    "A similar story is related to show how the Shannon, in Irish Stnann, Sinand, or Sinend, is called after a woman of that name."

  • attestation: After this it overwhelmed her, so that her back (tarr) went upwards, and when she had come to the land on this side (of the Shannon) she tasted death (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells)

    "After this it overwhelmed her, so that her back (tarr) went upwards, and when she had come to the land on this side (of the Shannon) she tasted death."