School: Tomghéis (roll number 9239/9277)
- Location:
- Tumgesh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Casaide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123, Page 160
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- (continued from previous page)everybody singing and dancing, the prince who was to be married didn't recognise the princess.
Finally she asked if she might entertain the company for a few moments, everybody seemed willing.
She then asked, to have a table, she walked towards it, and she left the cock and hen on it. She then took a few grains of oats from her pocket, and on throwing them on the table, the little hen began to eat + the cock began to put her away.
Ah! she said "are you beating me now after me cleaning the barn for you?
She again began to eat, and he again tried to put her away.
She said "Do you remember when I cleaned the fell and found the ring for you
Everybody was delighted, but the conversation between the cock and hen made the prince think of the princess. He immediately recognised her, so he stood up and told the story of how the princess helped him. So he married the princess and put down the kettle and made the tay, and if they don't be happy that we may.
- Collector
- Mary Neary
- Gender
- Female
