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School: An Cheathrú Gharbh

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Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 528

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    There was a King and a Queen a long time ago and they had one daughter and her name was Marion. Being an only child her elderly parents allowed her to do just what she liked and never scolded her. If she did not want to learn her lessons her governess dared not punish her, and she (began) became a bad mannered selfish child disliked by everyone but their majesties. At the age of twelve years instead of being charming as a princess ought to be, she was quite different. She was very pretty with great big eyes and long plaits of golden
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0480: The Spinning‑Women by the Spring. The Kind and the Unkind Girls.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ellen Ormsby
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowvaneen, Co. Mayo