School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór
- Location:
- Knocknagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 141
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“There was once a woman and she had three sons and they were going to seek their fortunes.”
(continued from previous page)went off and sat near a well. A robin flew past them for a crumb of bread to feed its young and they told her to clear. The third son came and sat near the well to eat and the robin came and asked him for a bit of bread to feed her young ones and he said he would give her enough for a week. The first two went away and came to an uninhabited house. It was full of cats. One small cat was asked by its companions to tell a story. He said he would not because he was afraid that someone might be listening so they searched the house and found the two first sons and tore them to pieces but they could not find the third son. The small cat began his story. He said there was a princess sick and that whoever would cure her could marry her and that the cure was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Míchéal Ó Súilleabháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Éamon Ó Buachalla
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Knocknagree, Co. Cork