School: Droichead na Dóinne (roll number 10261)
- Location:
- Blackwater Bridge, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Scolaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0465, Page 115
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- (continued from previous page)they came down he told the King that himself had killed the worm and that he would marry the princess in a few days time. The lady put the marriage back for a day and a year.After a while the man's animals awoke and they found their master's head cut off and the lady gone. They did not know what to do. The little hair said he knew where there was a healing root and he would go for it.
They stuck the head on their masters body with it. They woke him up. he asked them where was the lady or what happened. They said they did not know that hey were all asleep. The man said very well, it can't be helped.They travelled on for a long time. After a year they came into the same city again. It was all excitement . He went into a house and took his lodgings. The stranger asked the man of the house what was all this excitement about. The man told him all about it and how the solider killed the worm and that he would get married to the Kings daughter tomorrow. The stranger sent his animals to the Kings palace for he knew the princess(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs John O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Derreennamackan, Co. Kerry
