School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)
- Location:
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 340
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- (continued from previous page)he spied at a distance a magnificent castle. As he drew nearer he saw standing at the door of the castle a very strange-looking woman. He gave her a royal salute and bade her “Good evening”, She returned the salute and made this remark: “A pity you King’s son from Erin! You have left a happy land and have come to a wicked land. When the master, the huge giant, comes home from his hunting he will eat you up body and bones”.“Bad enough”, said the young Prince, “but however I will take the risk”. So he put his horse into the stable and entered the beautiful castle.He had not been very long in the Castle when the great giant returned home and in so doing he took scent of the Irish blood and he shouted aloud:“Fee-fo-foo-fan,
I smell the blood of an Irishman.
Be he alive or be he dead,
I’ll grind his bones to make my bread”.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Austin F. Cunney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- William Loftus
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Graffy, Co. Mayo
