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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 190

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    a mark there, which she knew well, it turned out that the three children belonged to the king and queen, they were stolen, when they were young by a wicked witch, who thought to drown them, in revenge for some wrong done done to her by the king, there was great rejoicing, and the poor fisherman and his wife were well rewarded for their care of the children who went home with their right parents and lived happily after that.
    Mrs Holmes (79)
    Caldra.
    Elphin.
    A. Rushe.
    Shankil.
    Elphin
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    A. Rushe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shankill, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Holmes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Caldragh, Co. Roscommon