School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)
- Location:
- Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Catháin
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- (continued from previous page)anyhow". Then he showed her the bata buide.
"You cannot go like that" "I am all right". said Seán "I am going now". so off he set. As he went along he met an old white horse. Seán led the horse until he came to a kiln of oats. He threw him into it.
He went on until he came to the king's palace. The man at the gate asked him where was he going. "I am going to see the king's daughter" "You would not be let in." "Get to work", he said to the bata buide, and it beat the man and beat him. "Stop", said Seán. And it stopped. Then he went up to the hall door and knocked. The waiter came and opened the door. "There are no(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Intyre
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
