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School: Caisleán hAicéid

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S. Ó Floinn
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    (continued from previous page)
    and the goblet and appeared before the king. The twelve princesses placed themselves behind the door to listen. The king asked the questions, "Where have my daughters worn their shoes?" "By dancing with twelve princes in a castle," replied the soldier. The soldier then described all that he had seen.
    On hearing this the king sent for his daughters and asked them if what was said was true and they said it was. The king then asked the soldier which of them he would have for a wife and he replied, "I am no longer young so give me the eldest." On that day the marriage was celebrated and the kingdom was promised to the soldier after the king's death.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0306: The Danced‑out Shoes
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Costelloe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fearagha, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Costelloe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Fearagha, Co. Galway