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School: Scropul, Mullach (roll number 8241)

Location:
Drummin, Co. Clare
Teacher:
M. Ó Callanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0623, Page 264

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    There was a very rich man there long ago and he had one daughter.So he said he would give her in marriage to any man who would built a big castle of feathers.Every bird's feathers should be in it.Every man who tried and did not succeed should be beheaded .There was a certain man who had three sons .He sent the first one off to find this big lord and take his orders from him to build the castle but he failed.He was beheaded.When that son was not coming back he sent another one of his sons,so the two sons were beheaded.Last of all he sent the the third son.As he was going he met a fairy in the road who gave him a small "whistle" which he was to blow when he would
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownagry South, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Tom Cotter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Carrownagry South, Co. Clare