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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Inis (roll number 16677)

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Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Lionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 159

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  1. The Ghost of Clare

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    About twelve miles on the Eastern side of Ennis, near the little village called Quin, there was once a castle. Daingean was the name of the castle, and in it lived a prince and a princess. This prince was a wizard, but the princess did not know that. The princess wanted to marry the prince, but he would not consent until he had tested her nerves. He told her if she screamed when he was testing her nerves, he would not marry her.
    One evening the prince and princess were seated in a room in the castle
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó h-Atharnaig
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonroad More, Co. Clare