School: Caisleán hAicéid

Location:
Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0025, Page 0048

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  1. Long ago there lived a king who has a beautiful palace. Once day a girl arrived and asked him if he wanted a cook. "You are the very person I want," replied the king. "Come in and I will pay you at the end of the month.
    One day he went out hunting with a servant-boy and he told the cook to have two ducks cooked for them in the evening when they would return. It was five oclock in the evening when the ducks were cooked.
    Then the cook went out to a hill that was near the house to see of they were coming but she saw no sight of them. When she came in the two ducks were on the table and she said to herself "I feel very hungry. I would like very much to have one for myself.
    Before half an hour had passed away she had one of the ducks
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT1741: The Priest's Guest and the Eaten Chickens
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Costelloe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fearagha, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Costelloe Thomas
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Fearagha, Co. Galway