School: Moycarkey, Thurles
- Location:
- Moycarky, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Michael Myers
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 405
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“Once upon a time there lived a king and his son.”
(continued from previous page)She fell to the ground. He went over to her and picked her up.
He brought her home and tied a cord around her leg and left her out in the lawn opposite the hall door. One day he went spread legs over her, and the cord broke and she rose up and flew away with him on her back. They landed in the courtyard of a king's great palace. There were four large walls around the palace and Jack could not get out. The mistress of the house met him in the yard, and asked him what brought him to her place. He said he went out shooting one morning, and he shot an eagle and brought her home to his own house. He put her out(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Scott
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnoe, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Dan Purcell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilnoe, Co. Tipperary