School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 193
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- (continued from previous page)into I could do it with this wand. I was bad-tempered and the king of the Castle of the Black Arches offended me one day, and I put him under a spell and all his people I turned them into fowls of the air and beasts. The queen got angry and called me to trial for being so wicked. ''
'' Well '' says Paddy '' And what did she do to you '' ?
Oh man it was a dreadful sentence She sent me to range a wood for seven years, and seven years more in a river of blood, seven years more tolling a bell, and seven years more emptying a well. '' '' Begorra '' says Paddy she paid you in the double but how are you under any compliment to me '' ? I tell you the sentence lasted till some hero would brave the fright of the castle, and no man ever did till you did and hundreds tried and many of them lost their lives, you notice the dark arches have great heavy doors, but they were always left open for the wanderer to come in, and the little deformed creature was left to show them in and to lure them. ''
'' Begorra '' he showed me in too Well sorra a bit I'm sorry when it did good to someone. '' At that moment in walked a woman in the richest attire. She was very handsome and looked young. She bowed to Paddy. '' I am glad to(continues on next page)
- Informant
- B. O' Grady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
