School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)
- Location:
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 050
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
Download
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry
- XML Page 050
- XML (no title)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
(no title)
“...there. But he was still afraid...”
there. But he was still afraid so they turned a tub upside-down and placed him beneath it. They knew that he would be safe there. Then the three kings ate and drank and made merry whilst the farmer was under the tub. After some time a knock came to the door. "Who is there?" asked the kings together. "A poor cow-herd who seeks shelter" came the answer. When the kings opened the door a tiny creature came slowly into the room. He had the figure of a young boy and the face of an old man. The kings offered him food and drink but all he wanted was a seat by the fire. Then he sat there warming himself and making no sound. After a time the tiny man drew a pipe from his pocket and began to play. The music sweet and soft as if the wind had carried it from afar. It was magic music and the kings as they listened fell asleep one by one. When[?] they awoke in the morning the house was as ... as death. The fire had died down and there little heat left in the grey ashes. There was nothing under the tub. The three kings had laughed at the fun.
- Collector
- Sheamus Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ratooragh, Co. Cork