School: Tunnyduff
- Location:
- Tonyduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 076
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- Once upon a time there was a king and he had three daughters. He had a wishing chair and if you sat in it anything you wished for you would get it. One day he forgot to lock the gate and one of his daughters went into the garden and got into the chair.
She wished for the Bear Of Orange to come and take her away. Her father and mother did not know what to do when they heard what their daughter had done. One day the Bear Of Orange came for her and the king dressed the hen woman's daughter and sent her with him. He brought her to a lovely green field and he asked her what would this lovely green field be nice for. She said for hens and chickens to have(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary E. O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickacroman, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Jimmy Cooney
- Gender
- Male
