School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)
- Location:
- Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Héilighe
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- Once a prince came over to Ireland.
He went about the country loocking for strong men.
He did not like a fly or a spider. He killed any one he could get. Everyone knew about the hatred he had for the fly and spider.
One day he had a fight with a man in France. They both gathered armies and made war. The battle was fought in Ireland.
When the day came for the battle the prince hid in a tent. Two men from France set out to look for him.
They came up to the town to where his his tent was. They saw a spider's web and a spider(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Miley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- James Miley
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare