School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 435
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- (continued from previous page)the young man cut the King's hair, he saw the horrible ears and after that he had no peace.
He longed to tell someone the secret, which weighed so heavily on him and he soon fell sick. Then his mother went to the house of a wise druid 'until he tells it, he will never be well. Let him walk until he comes to a place where four roads meet, he must turn to the night and then till his secret to the first tree he sees before him.
The son did as the druid advised. No sooner had he spoken than he was a well as ever. Shortly, after this, Caiftine, the king's harper, broke the wooden post of his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Noone
- Gender
- Female
