 The story goes a fisherman by the name of Donal captured a mermaid and took off her tail so she could not escape to the sea. Many years (and children) later she found her tail, went back to the seashore, put her tail on and swam off, returning only to bring fish to the family, but never returning to Donal. Bridge of Oich 0 In the floods of 0000 the banks of the adjacent Caledonian Canal were breached and the bridge here swept away. It was some 0 years before this replacement was built to a clever design that meant the tower on each side acted independently of the other so the chains are not linked as they would be in a suspension bridge. The yellow sign warns no more than 00 people to use it at a time. Bridge of Oich 0 In the floods of 0000 the banks of the adjacent Caledonian Canal were breached and the bridge here swept away. It was some 0 years before this replacement was built to a clever design that meant the tower on each side acted independently of the other so the chains are not linked as they would be in a suspension bridge. The yellow sign warns no more than 00 people to use it at a time. 