School: Gleann Fleisge
- Location:
- Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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“Once upon a time there lived a King and a Queen.”
(continued from previous page)time taking with her some apples, one of them with poison in it. When she came to the door Snowwhite refused to open it. The stranger said she did not mane any harm but thought she might like some nice apples. After a little while she opened the window and looked out but at first she refused saying she would never buy anything from strangers again. The disguised Lady took one from the basket and commenced eating it. Snowwhite could not resist the temtation and said she would have one. The stranger went away and Snowwhite tasted her apple after a little while she fell back as if dead.When the dwarfs came home and saw her they were very vexed. This time they could not find what was wrong. At length after three or four days they decided to make a coffin with a glass top and place it on a rock inorder that every day when going to work they could gaze upon her for they were too lovenly to burry her.One day a prince was passing that way and saw the lovely(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Shelia Donoghue
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Killaha, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Donoghue
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Killaha, Co. Kerry