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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

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Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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    Once there was a king who had two sons. Their mother died when they were young. One day the king decided to get married again. He did not want to let the second wife know that he had two sons, so he sent them away to an island in the sea. The wedding came to pass and the queen found out that he had two sons. So the king sent for the grand adviser. The grand adviser said the best thing to do was to bring the boys home. When the boys came home, she saw that they were fine elegant young fellows and she got jealous on the spot. Every day she planned what to do with them. She failed to find out what to do with them so she went to a witch, and asked her advice on the matter. The witch went to a
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0953: The Old Robber Relates Three Adventures
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Oliver Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Michael Coleman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 80
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath