School: Leitir Sean-Bhoth (roll number 12900)
- Location:
- Lettershanbo, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Ó Ferraigh
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Arrah! says Jack "what would take the like of me there?" It would fit me better to be watching the cows."
Jack took his supper and went to bed. He set off the next morning with his cows and drove them into the orchards. He went into the castle, dressed himself in a suit of armour and mounted a white steed.
He rode off to the lough and he made them let down the chair. He laid his head on her knee and she wakened him when the storm rose on the lough.
They fought all day and Jack cut the worm into pieced with his sword.
When he was leaving, the princess pulled off, Jack's shoe, and she said she would marry no man only the man the boot would fir.
When Jack got home with his(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
