It comes courtesy of reporter Stephen Maguire, who, having laid hands on a photograph of it, breathlessly informs us that 'this is the first picture of Ireland's own 'Loch Ness' monster'. One Claudia Westrich was swimming alongside, 'when she felt something pushing her down. I don't know what it is, but there is something in the water.
People say it is up to eight feet long with a spikey head.
I could feel it between my legs and swimming all around me. It was a strange feeling. I have never been afraid of it. Walsh is a founding member of the local swimming club, Cavan Icebreakers. Alex Moran, the club's Chairman, also claims to have seen the peist.