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School: Leitir Mhór (roll number 15944)

Location:
Lettermore, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilís Ní Bhaoghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1037, Page 241

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    duck in his sharp talons just as he flew over the ocean. But the duck laid the egg there and then, and only Cathal's friend the salmon, was at hand to pick it up, it would have been lost in the last lap. So Cathal won a bag of gold coins by performing all that the Queen told him. He went home to his father and mother and lived happily ever after.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0313: The Girl as Helper
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lettermore, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Slevin
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Lettermore, Co. Donegal