School: Cluain an Ghabhláin, Cill Mhichíl
- Location:
- Kilmihil, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Maolruanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0602, Page 364
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will kill you".He told his servants to watch that anyone would not go in to take the princess.The rough fellow placed himself in the doorway so that nothing would get in.At 11 oclock the old Queen threw a charm over them all and they went to sleep and at the same moment the princess was taken away.They awoke at a quarter to twelve and they were frightened.But the listener said "Be quiet and I will bring her here very soon"So himself and long legs went and bright eyes took the bandage from his eyes and broke the cave in which she was and brought her to the prince.When the old Queen came in at 12 o'clock she was surprised to see the princess in the room.
The princess gave him another task and it was that the prince or one of his servants should sit on a fire until it burned out.Icy sat on the fire and he freezed the fire.The princess went to go with the prince and the servants went away from them.As they approached a town they met swineherds and the prince said"do you know who I am not a kings son my father is here minding pigs".They(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tomás Ó hAodha
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmihil, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Séamus Ó Coileáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmihil, Co. Clare
