School: An Caiseal Árd (roll number 16442)

Location:
Cashelard, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraic M. Mac Gongail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 121

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 121

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    Once upon a time there lived a king who had twelve beautiful daughters.

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    all night.
    When the daughters arrived home in the morning the boy was sleeping in bed. The same thing happened the second and the third night. After three nights the king asked him had he found out. He told him and gave him the three golden and three silver bran-ches. The king gave him his eldest daughter they married and lived happy ever after.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0306: The Danced‑out Shoes
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Harkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Bernard Gonigle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Donegal