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1. A Story about the King of Ireland's Daughter (continued)

   

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   of the place he met a little old wragged urchin and he said "good morning sir are you going for the kings property and his daughter" "Yes I am" says the yound man "what is it you have in the parcel" says the ragged old urchin. "Guess it is" says the young man. "Grass it is and grass it will remain" says the little old urchin. The gentlemen started to the kings place and when he reached it and the parcel opened there was nothing in it but grass. He went back quite lud of himself not giving his other brother any further insight only no one can bring a parcel there.

   Next morning his other brother started and parcelled up his three apples and he started off and before he came within three or four hundred yards of the place he met the little old ragged urchin "good morning to you are you going for

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   AT0570: The Rabbit‑herd

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Frank Duignan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corracramph South, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   John Mc Kiernan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   40

   Address

   Corracramph South, Co. Leitrim