School: St Fiachra's Kilkenny (roll number 11750)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gealagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 020
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- (continued from previous page)night against Cumhail's infant son. How Finn won his wife is told in interesting story. While still unknown the hero came one day to a wide chasm between two rocks. It was so deep that the river below could not be heard on the bank above. On one side of the chasm stood a beautiful lady and on the other side were several men, richly dressed. As Finn gazed he saw the prince go back from the chasm. Then the prince ran hot-foot twords the chasm. Again and again he did this. But ever as he drew near he halted on the brink, whereupon the lady's lip curled in a smile of scorn. Fionn asked what was the meaning of all this. He was told(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Davin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Warrington, Co. Kilkenny
