School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 05_021
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- There was a king who had twelve daughters. He used buy a pair of shoes every day for each of them, and the shoes used be danced to pieces the next morning. He said that the could not stand it no longer. He said that he would someone to see where they were dancing.He offered one of the daughters in marriage to the man who would be able to find it out. But if he did not succeed his head would be put on a spear.An old man offered to try the job. He(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose Niland
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Martin Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Tyrone, Co. Galway
