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 06_018
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An Old Story (continued)
“There was a man and he was marred first and they had a child and his wife died...”
(continued from previous page)The blacksmith told Jack to fit the boot on him and Jack said he would. The next morning Jack went to girl's house and the girl gave the boot to see would it fit him. Jack put his leg into the boot and it fitted quietly. The girl took off his hat and she knew him and she told her father that this was the boy that killed the big man and saved her life. Her father gave her permission to marry him. So the next day he married her. He gave the blacksmith a pile of gold. They lived happy together.
- Collector
- A. De Stac
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Jim Stack
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry