School: Gleann Fleisge
- Location:
- Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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“There was a King in England long ago and he had a daughter.”
There was a King in England long ago and he had a daughter. At the birth of the daughter the king had a big feast. He invited six fairies and they all were sitting down at the feast when an old fairy came in. She was angry because she was not asked. When the feast was over all the fairies wished the young girl something. The old fairy said that when the young princess came to the age of fifteen she would learn to spin and would get her finger caught on the spindle and die of the wound. Then a young fairy said that she would not die of the wound but she would sleep for a hundred years. Her father and mother were minding her very much. When she was fifteen years she had a party and after they were having hide and go seek outside the castle and the princess went away from the castle and she saw a mansion and went into it.
- Collector
- Denis Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Rusheen More, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Rusheen More, Co. Kerry