School: Ceis Carraigín (roll number 13849)
- Location:
- Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Mag Fhionnáin
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and who ever the shoe fits will get the Kng's daughter. So the man and the woman, went again. Billy was out minding the cows, when they went. When they were gone about a hall an hour, this old man came up to Billy dressed in different colours of rags. Billy said to him, "Will you swop clothes, and he agreed. When Billy had the clothes on him, he went to the palace, dressed in rags. Everyone had the shoe fitted on them, when he went. "Billy said let me have a try at it," and it fitted on him like a glove. The King's daughter put her arms round Billy and he could dress in any sort of clothes he liked then.Ellie Kate Moran. 3..3..1938.
Funshinagh.
- Collector
- Ellie Kate Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Funshinagh, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- John Mulvey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumlowan, Co. Leitrim
