A Mermaid.
Our readers will judge what credence to give to the following statement, copied from the Halifax Morning Chronicle: -
"A most extraordinary fish was caught in the salmon net of Mr Aazet Hamilton, of Dundoran, in the Donegal bay, last week. It is a beautiful creature; the head, shoulders, and waist resemble a woman; the lower part that of a salmon. When he saw it, it was alive in a vessel of salt water, and Mr Hamilton hoped to preserve it alive in that way. The eyes were beautiful, and its arms, when touched, became stiff, and the whole body appeared sensitive to the touch. Many persons considered it a young mermaid."
Hull Advertiser, 23rd December 1853.
Dundoran must be Bundoran.
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