School: Cúige na Mainseár
- Location:
- Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 122
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“Once upon a time there lived a prince and he was a great gambler.”
(continued from previous page)the uncle's house. When he reached this man's house he knocked at the door and the old man opened it. The (old) prince came into the house and began to talk to the old man, and said that many a young prince went there before and that none of them ever returned.
I will give you a chance at getting the black steed," said the old man, "As the day breaks you must go over to that braad and lie in the rushes." The boy did so, and after a while the three princesses came in the form of raven. All the people fell asleep except the prince, and he too had a hard job to keep awake. He bored the palm of his hand until there was nothing left but the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Niadhóg
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bunree, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas Newcombe
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bunree, Co. Mayo