School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (roll number 13500)
- Location:
- Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 119
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- (continued from previous page)how int he floor of the kitchen. It was covered with a lid. The woman lifted it and told the price that the tool was gidden in the hole. "It is in that corner" said she. The prince stopped down and looked in. When he (was) looked in she hushed him into the hole. "You will remain there" said she until my two Gobáns come home"
She then sent word to the King that his son was in prison and that she would not let him out until the two Gobáns came home to her. When the King heard this he was very angry and let the tow Gobáns home immediately. When they returned home she let the prince home.
The clevereness of the woman was known everywhere, and many came to her for plans. One day Gobán Óg was felling timber in a wood.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Muldoon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Farragher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
