School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)

Location:
Corrower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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    he will devour you”.
    “Perhaps,” said the Prince, “he may be far more gentle than you could imagine”.
    As soon as the great monster giant turned homewards he took scent of the Irish blood and he roared 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 me bread.”
    The young Prince in reply said: “Don’t be offended friend”, and handed him the letter. “I am a messenger who has come to beg your help as I am under a spell. I also carry a present to you from your mother”; and so saying he handed him the scone. As soon as he took scent of the scone he stretched out his hand in welcome and said: “Is it possible my poor old mother is still alive?”
    “Yes”, said the Prince, she is living in my father’s castle in Erin, and it was she who nursed me and so she has sent me here
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0313: The Girl as Helper
    AT0400: The Man on a Quest for his Lost Wife
    AT0852: The Hero Forces the Princess to Say, “That is a Lie.”
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Austin F. Cunney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corrower, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    William Loftus
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Graffy, Co. Mayo