School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)
- Location:
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 376
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- (continued from previous page)in pursuit of the Prince and Princess as they thought.As soon as they had gone the Prince and Princess having resumed their former shape turned eastwards and soon arrived at the sea which lay between them and Erin. The Princess now resumed her human shape and said: “Now we are free. My father and mother are still going northwards and will never overtake us.”“But how are we to cross the sea?” said the Prince.“I will convert you into a swan and myself into another,” said the Princess, “and we will fly across the sea to Erin and your father’s castle, but you must act as pilot for I do not know much about Erin”.“Very well,” said the Prince; “that I will do with pleasure.” And so they were soon changed into swans and flew across the sea to Erin. They landed on the cliff of Erris in the County of Mayo and having rested there for a while they proceeded to the royal castle. As the approached the castle the Prince was the first to sight it and(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
