School: Droichead na Dóinne (roll number 10261)

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   before. The third boy told her to make a cake. He said, "I will not eat no more than one meal in any house and I will not sleep the second night in any house until I will get my brother and sister dead or alive." When he was leaving in the morning she asked him as she asked the two more. He said, "he would take half the cake and her blessing. He carried his father's sword with him. He was going away and he sat down beside a nice spring well. He was eating his break when the birds came asked the crumbs for their little ones. He said, "I will, let ye eat enough and carry the rest to your young ones." A bird came and dipped his tail into the well and made honey of it and then said, "Let yourself eat enough of bread and honey." He was going away and he saw a house at a distance away. He went to it and knocked at the door. His sister opened it for him. They knew each other very well. She said he should stay at home and she told him all about her two brothers. She saw the bird coming at last. She said she would put her brother to hide from him. She

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs John O' Connell

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   60

   Occupation

   Farmer's wife

   Address

   Derreennamackan, Co. Kerry