Volume: CBÉ 0460 (Part 2)
- Date
- 1938
- Collector
- Locations
Archival Reference
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0460, Page 0210
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- (continued from previous page)his last head. Jack had great conceit in himself now and he said he would go up and have a look at the castle. When he heard the voice in the tree saying: "Oh, Jack will you take me down?"
"Oh musha stay there" says Jack. "I must go after the cows; I was nearly forgetting them. So he got them together & drove them home into the yard, where he met his master & he crying.
"Oh Jack", says he, "the curse has fallen on me. My daughter must go tomorrow to the mouth of the Shannon to fight the firy Dragon. But she has no chance of fighting it."
"Well, sir", says Jack, "maybe some luck fellow would come and save her for you"
"Well let us hope that there will" says he; going in & embracing his daughter with tears in his eyes.
Jack finished his work milking, ate his supper and went to bed, where he slept soundly 'til morning.
He was awakened early by his master who told him they were going away now (meaning(continues on next page)
