A MONSTER.
The Northern Wig states that a most extraordinary monster was.seen a few days ago at Fodera, near Loophead Lighthouse, which is situated on the most western point of the County Clare. Ib is'thus described:—lts head and neclc resemble a horse, and are of a reddish hue; it has short round ears and flowing mane, and from a poll extend two branching horns like that of a stag, underneath which were eyes glaring and protruding. It made directly for the narrator, who was on the side of the sleep rock. He at once ran,out of reach of the monster, whose approach looked anything buu friendly. It then rose high out of the water, and plunged with such force as to cause the water to fly so far and in such quantities as to drench the observer to the skin, he standing 40 feet back from the water at the time. It remained near thirty or forty minutes before disappearing a moment from view, but rearing its huge body partly out of the water, and giving a chance for further observation. It was observed to have the tail of a porpoise and two large fins from the shoulders, and on the breast were two large fatty lumps, which shook with every motion of the. extraordinary creature. It then shaped its course westward, still keeping its head and neck well elevated. Its bulk far exceeded that of the largest porpoise ever seen on the coaßt.
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Colonist, Volume XVIII, Issue 2039, 22 February 1876, Page 4
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A MONSTER.
Colonist, Volume XVIII, Issue 2039, 22 February 1876, Page 4
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