School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)
- Location:
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 367
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- (continued from previous page)“Well Prince”, said she, “tonight when you go to bed I will come to your sleeping-room and we will consider our plans. But first of all I must tell you some of my father’s plans. His intention is, when he gets you asleep, to cut off your head with his sword. But do not fear that because I am as clever in magic as he is. Now Prince, you must first of all sing for me one of your best Irish songs so that I can take a record of it which I can put on a gramophone. Next, you must tell me one of your good old Irish fairy tales. I will also take a record of that and place both of them in your sleeping-room so that as my father and mother are planning your murder the song and the story will deceive them; and in the meantime you and I will be making our escape to Erin.”
So the Prince sang a well-composed song and told a very funny story to the Princess, of both of which she took a record, and out them both on the gramophone.When the Prince had taken his(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
