School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 194
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- (continued from previous page)see, the great hero you will soon be lord of this Castle of the Dark Arches. ''
She turned to the other woman and she said '' Now Rosalin you are free-for ever, and young hero I will show you the work that you have done. She went to a cove in the wall and touched a secret spring and she took out a rod of gold. She stuck the other woman with it and she beacame a very beautiful young lady. She turned to the man in the coffin, and struck him too and at once- up stands a fine young gentleman, and he lowered to Paddy and said '' you-are-a great man to do all-this.''
'' Go '' said the queen and bring in the two blacks. '' She went and in a minute the two bulls walked in. She struck them with hew wand, and there-stood, two fine young cavaliers and they saluted Paddy. The other woman came in again and the queen told her to bring in the two fowls, and-so they came in very quiet to the-great astonishment of Paddy. There stood two of the greatest beauties that ever Paddy saw, or anyone else. They came up to Paddy and bowed to him. '' Oh my lady '' don't humble yourself bowing to me I'm not worth looking at(continues on next page)
- Informant
- B. O' Grady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
