School: An Cheathrú Gharbh
- Location:
- Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 535
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- There was once a man and he was very lazy. His parents hunted him away to seek his own living. When he was going out a big gap he met an ugly looking old man. The man was looking at a big crowd of people in the field next them. So the fellow asked him why was all the people there. The man said there was a great race between the King’s daughter and a young man and if he would would he would have her in marriage. And anyone who would not win the race would be beheaded. So the man told him to get three big golden apples and that he would win the race and(continues on next page)
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