School: Áth Treasna (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0352, Page 290
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- (continued from previous page)to a crossroad Jack went one road and Mick went the other road. On his way Mick sat down by a well to rest and he took out his bread an[?] began to eat it. When he was eating his bread a robin was hopping around for a crumb but a crumb fell and Mick picked it up again and ate it and he would not give any crumb to the robin.
While Mick was eating the bread a small black ma[?] appeared to him and the water in the well became blood and the blac[?] man said to him are you looking for a job and Mick said he was.
Then the black man told him that
there was a King's palace not far off and there was a King's son living in it but his father was dead and to go there and he would get work.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nóra Ní Laoghaire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Daniel O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
