School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)
- Location:
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 337
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- (continued from previous page)“What shall we play for this time?” said the little man.“Anything you wish”, replied the young Prince.“Well” said the little man, “we will play for a wish this time – whoever wins this game will get from the other whatever he wishes”.“Done”, said the Prince.The game started and it was short and sweet. When the young Prince was 10 the little man was 21.“Well” said he “the game is mine”“Yes” said the Prince, “and you are the first man that ever beat me; so you are entitled to your wish”.“I wish” said the little man “to put you under a spell (?) that you may not sleep two nights on the one bed, nor eat two meals off the one table until you find out my Castle and Kingdom, and I am the little Dwarf King of the Western World. Brave and all as you will not find it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Austin F. Cunney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- William Loftus
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Graffy, Co. Mayo
