School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 244
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- (continued from previous page)delayed again. They had to do as they did before go round a long way. ''We will gain a good distance on him before he gets round that lake'' So they galloped on and soon Garret gave a loud and long cheer for he saw the mountains of Ireland I'd like he was here now'' says Garret ''for I'd show him a bit of Irish play with the spurs'' They rushed on as if their horses never would get tired and neither they did 'till they arrived at Garret's castle. ''Where shall we rest Garret''? asked Myrtle ''Not far from here. Our home will soon be in view. Now I have one enemy in the castle. That is my stepmother but my father will take us in for a while anyway'' But Garret had not an enemy in the castle for instead of the old king dying the young queen got a fall from her horse and she threw up blood in earnest and died. So Garret was heir to the throne again and the old king saw them from his watch tower and hastened to see who they(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Glover
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
