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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

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Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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    that one time while she was sitting in the ashes crying she happened for to look round and saw a beautiful lady. She asked her what she was crying for and she said she would not be let go to the dance. And the lady said never mind you will go to the dance as well. But she told she had no clothes and the lady told her to go giving her a beautiful dress and a pair of shoes of pure gold. The girl took them went to the dance but before she went the lady told her to be home before twelve and she danced the whole night with the king's son and non of the other two sisters knew her or anybody new her, when she was going home that night she went behind a bush because the King's son had followed her to see who she was. The next night she did the same the lady gave a more beautiful dress than ever and told her to be before twelve. The young girl went again the second night and danced with the King's son and nobody new her and when she was going the King followed her out and she went behind a wall and hid on him so she used to be home every time before the other two daughters or father or mother would be home and asleep. So the third night she went and she was out on a dance with the King's son when the clock struck twelve she made a charge out the door and with the charge she made she lost her shoe and the King's son followed her but she went up on a tree I think on him and hid on him. Now this little girl was sitting one day as usual when a bird came flying to the window and asked her to go out in the garden every day and so she did and used to sing to her. One day the mother watched her and told her father and the spell was broken. And she was very sorry. Next day after the dance being over as I say the young girl went to the dance three nights in succession and the third night she lost the shoe. Then the king came round the next day with the shoe and said whoever the shoe fits he would marry her. He put it on the King's two daughters but it didn't fit
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Anne Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon