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School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

Location:
Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 437

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    married her and he brought her to his place and she continued making the shirts. An Archbishop the kings adviser said that the maiden was a witch and that she should be burned at the stake. The king refused. One night the maiden went out to the neighbouring churchyard to gather some yarn. The king and Archbishop followed her and when they saw her gathering the yarn they became more convinced than ever that she was a witch and the Archbishop persuaded the king to burn her next morning at the stake, next morning the maiden was carried on a cart to her place of torture. The king was sadly following the cart. The maiden was
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0451: The Maiden Who Seeks her Brothers
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Mc Loughlin
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmanagh, Co. Galway