School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)
- Location:
- Farahy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Mac Fheorais
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room where there was an old woman spinning her spindle. “What are you doing my good woman” asked the princess.
“I am spinning my child” said the old woman.
“Ah” said the princess “it it hard? How do you do it. Let me try it please.”
She had no sooner started than when the point of it pierced her finger and she fell into a sleep. The old woman was very frightened and cried for help and people came from the palace running. They threw water on her face they threw lavender water on her temp-les but nothing would wake her. The king and queen ordered her to be taken to the palace and she was laid in a golden bed in one of the finest rooms in the palace. Now the fairy who appeared to them before came to the king and queen and told them that she would put everyone in the palace asleep so that when the princess would awaken she would have all those servants to tend to her and the fairy put everyone asleep. Now the king and queen knew that it was no good for them to stay in the palace and they(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Hannan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graigue, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Hannan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graigue, Co. Cork
