School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)
- Location:
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 369
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- (continued from previous page)in Ireland who had an only daughter, a very beautiful princess, and to find a husband for her he issued a proclamation that any man who could tell such a story as would make him call him a liar should have his daughter for his wife and his kingdom after his death. But any man who tried and failed should be be-headed. Several suitors tried and failed for no matter what they told him he always said: “I believe”, until at last a young cow-boy from the High-lands of Scotland heard of the Proclamation and said he would try.So one fine summer’s day he came to the palace and the King received him and said if he could tell him any story that would make him call him a liar he could have his daughter for his wife and his kingdom after his death.So the cow-boy began “Well, your Majesty, one fine summer’s day as I was attending my cattle out on the Highlands of Scotland the cattle were grazing peacefully around me and as I lay down to rest, and looking up at the sun I thought what a beautiful place it must be. So I began to(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
