School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (roll number 13500)
- Location:
- Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 105
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- (continued from previous page)get them for me. The game started and Kelly won. Now said the strange man any three wishes you want. I will get them for you. Kelly said one of my wishes is a castle. The next wish is that I must have as many cattle, sheep and horses that I can count. And the third wish is I heard of a King’s daughter in East India and is the loveliest girl in the world. I want her for my wife. The strange man told Kelly to go home now. When he got near Doonamona he saw the castle one of the finest in Ireland. When he got near the castle he met with droves of cattle, sheep and horses. He walked to the front door of the castle and he knocked at the door. The door was opened by a yount lady. He though she was the loveliest girl he ever saw. She told him she was his wife. They lived very happy for years. They had all sorts of cattle, sheep, horses and riches. One day the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowhall, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Looskan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Rathnacreeva, Co. Mayo
