School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 2258)
- Location:
- Fermoy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Na Mná Rialta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0378, Page 141
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- (continued from previous page)body in the corner of the field the colt walked up to him, then the quarters of the girl's body united and she stood up as well as ever they took the colt home to the old woman who seeing she could not succeed in killing the young prince baked a cake and told him if the cake broke it would mean his death.
Next morning when they looked at the cake it was broken so the prince said he would have to go away to escape the old woman's cruelty now the young girl turned herself into an eagle and took the prince on her back. The old woman having discovered this was very angry and resolved to follow them but they had gone a long way by this time. The old woman followed them in the form of a black crow her man-servant also accompanied her in the form of a black crow. After travelling for some time the girl told the prince to look behind him and see if any two black crows were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fermoy, Co. Cork
