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School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór (roll number 1685)

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Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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    battered him.
    One day a boy prince and his sister went for a ride in the country. They rode two beautiful horses. While they were out a great thunder storm arose. They went into a house and asked the owner to keep them for the night. The people said that they would. They put them into a room. The girl went to bed but the boy did not. Robbers came on a big horse. The boy said to the girl go up the chimney and the girl said that she would. So he pushed her up the chimney. Up up they went till they came to the top. the girl sat down on the chimney. But the boy jumped off the house and landed on the saddle of his horse. He galloped for an army. He asked the Officer to
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Knocknagree, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Donal Sheehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocknagree, Co. Cork