Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1904 — The Legend of Killarney. [ARTICLE]

The Legend of Killarney.

Like many other lakes, those of Klllarney have legendary origin—an enchanted fountain, the spring head of which, If left unclosed at certain times, would inundate the district. One of these legends we give. It throws the responsibility of the awful event on a fair young peasant girl, who was wont to meet her lover — a stranger ignorant of the mystic spell —by the fountain side. One night they were lulled to sleep by the music of Its flow. At daybreak the girl awoke, screaming, “The well, the well!” It was then too late. The water was rushing forth and overtook them as they ran. They were drowned and Involved in their fate the inhabitants of the district. The people still believe that the submerged houses and their inhabitants live beneath and are at times visible to those who stray along the water side.