School: Leitir Sean-Bhoth (roll number 12900)
- Location:
- Lettershanbo, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Ó Ferraigh
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- (continued from previous page)I have a great story to tell you the night."
"It seems that a young gentleman came and fought the worm and beat it back into the lough and left the lough red with its blood, and he saved the king's daughter for the day. Jack it would be worth your while to go to the lough to see the big fight to-morrow between the two.
Arrah! says Jack, "What would take me there? It would fit me better to watch my cows."
So Jack went to bed. When he got his breakfast he set off with his cows. He went into the castle and put on a suit of armour and mounted a bay steed. He rode off to the lough.
When he got there they had the princess on the chair ready to throw her into the worm's mouth. Jack told her to come down and that he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mícheál S. Mac Aoidh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Einrí Ó Maoinigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Cloghan More, Co. Donegal
