School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 01_004
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“Once there was a king!”
(continued from previous page)so hard that himself and the queen were walking one day along a lake. They met a wild duck with twelve young ones, and she was hunting away two of them from the rest. The king and Queen watched her for a half an hour. At last the King spoke and said " what is she doing that for" the Queen answered and said " for nothing in the world to put away the two strongest of her ducks because she is not able to feed them".
That is a very good idea said the king for me to put away the two strongest of my children. He went home and harnessed two of his horses to a carriage and £1000 and told his servant to meet the children at the school gates and tell to go away and provide for themselves.
The servant drove away and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry