School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)
- Location:
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 371
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- (continued from previous page)lower part of my body started to decay which causes a terrible smell to spread all over the High-lands and in a few days the wild animals started to prowl about me and one fine morning I saw coming towards me an old fox. I decided I would shut my eyes and pretend I was dead, and so I did and the old fox came crouching and made a grab at my head. As he did so I made a grab at his tail and succeeded in getting a firm hold on it. The fox sprang for liberty but I clung tightly to his tail. He sprang and sprang with such terrible exertion that he delivered twelve Kings and your majesty, I’m sorry to say, you are the twelfth King he delivered – as soon as I saw your face yesterday I recognised you.“You are a liar!” said the King, “I had a royal birth; I was not bred by a fox; and rather than believe your story you can have my daughter and my Kingdom”When the little Dwarf King had heard the end of the story he laughed and laughed until he laughed himself(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
