School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)
- Location:
- Corrower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 382
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- (continued from previous page)mad and he decided he had better go and see if she had seen anything that would have led her to believe she was such a fine woman. He went to the well and looked down into the clear spring water and he also saw the beautiful image and was puzzled as to how it came there. But looking up into the oak tree he beheld the princess. He saluted her and said: “I beg your pardon my dear lady, you have nearly caused me a lot of trouble this evening. My wife has just been here a few minutes ago, and, seeing your image in the water, she thought it was her own, and came running home without one drop of water and started to abuse me for having had the cheek to take her for my wife. But now I must excuse her because we have no mirror at home, being so poor that we cannot afford one, and so the poor woman thought it was her own image she had seen and that she was the most beautiful woman in the world, and that I was not half match enough for her. But now as I have solved the mystery all is well and I would ask you to come with me to my house as you(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
