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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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    Long ago there lived in a cottage a poor widow and her only daughter. The daughter was very delicate when she was young so her mother never asked her to do any work. She grew up a very fine strong girl but she was useless. The mother was breaking her heart working but the daughter never did anything until one day the mother lost all patience with her and she gave her a good beating. The daughter thought she would die because she never before got a slap and so she cried and screeched at the top of her voice. Just at that time the King's son was
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0501: The Three Old Women Helpers
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mary J. Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Cork