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1. The Prince (continued)

   

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   They all went along until the came to the sea. There was no boat. The man who was blowing wind down his nose knocked a tree. The made a boat out of the tree and crossed the sea. Now the went into the house where the girl was living. The girl's father said the Prince could not get her if did not knock all the trees on the way into the house. The man what was blowing the wind down his nose knocked all the trees. In the morning all the trees were knocked. The man of the house said that was all right.
   The next tasks he gave was to clear away all the rocks that were in front of the house. The man with the iron foot soon kicked away all the rocks. The next informed the prince that he would have to get a man to [?] an old woman, who was living with himself, to the other end of the world, to a special well for a bottle of water. The man who had the one foot tied up let down that foot and set off for the water. The man who had his ear close to the ground said he was coming back from the well with the bottle of water. But he met the old woman going to the well, and she asked him to take a rest. The man sate down and the old woman put a magic pin in his hair. Soon he was asleep.
   The woman was coming near home now but the man [?] was blowing wind down his nose started to blow and kept the old lady back till the man came first.
   The Prince and the girl got married and lived very happy ever afterwards.

   

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tomás Ó Cléirigh

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Address

   Annefield, Co. Mayo