School: Gleann Fleisge
- Location:
- Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 832
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- (continued from previous page)a little while she opened the window and looked out but at first she refused saying she would never buy anything from strangers again. The disguised lady took one from the basket and commenced eating it. Snowhite could not resist the temptation and said she would have one. The stranger went her way and Snowhite tasted her apple after a little while she fell back as if dead. When the dwarfs came home and saw her they were very vexed. This time they could not find what was wrong. At length after three or four days they decided to make a coffin with a glass top and place it on a rock in order that every day when going to work they could gaze upon her for they were too lonely to bury her. One night a prince was passing that way and saw the lonely princess. He was struck by her beauty and begged the dwarfs(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Rusheen More, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mary R. Donoghue
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 23
- Address
- Curreal, Co. Kerry
