School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 153

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    One beautiful summer's day they went up and sat down on a pinnacle. She looked round about for some time.
    Then she began telling her husband how beautiful she was with dark curls and rosy cheeks and brown penetrating eyes and he was so lonely when he could not see her and share in her happiness.
    He too thought of his mother the mother he loved with such deep love for to have played such (deep) a threachous deed on him.
    Presently she saw two birds flying in the distance when they came nearer she found out that they were doves
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0310: The Maiden in the Tower
    AT0432: The Prince as Bird
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Palmerstown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony Tuoghill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlereagh, Co. Mayo