The accounts come from John Leyden in 1800, who referred to the 'catastrophe of Corlevrann', and from Patrick Graham in 1806, who said that every lake had its kelpie or water horse that would lure women and children to its underwater home. The place name Coille a' Bhroin is real and can still be found on maps of the north shore.
The story connects the kelpie to child drownings, which is a common purpose of the kelpie tale as a warning about dangerous water. The details of any specific incident are not given.
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