School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)
- Location:
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 372
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- (continued from previous page)to sleep; and he did not awaken for a long time and in the meantime the Prince and Princess were speeding towards the Irish seas.At last the King awoke and said to his queen “He is asleep now I am sure and it’s just my chance to cut off his head.”“Ask him to sing us a song,” said the queen, and make sure if he is asleep before you enter his sleeping room.” And so the little Dwarf King shouted: “Are you asleep?”“No, no”, said the gramophone, (which the little Dwarf King thought was the Prince), not now”“Well” said the King, “Sing one of your Irish Songs for me and my queen.”“Well” said the gramophone, “I can only sing one song which I composed myself and I hope it will please your majesty, but I fear it will not.”“Please or no please” said the little Dwarf King, “you must sing it.”So the gramophone began:(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
