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FOLK TALES AND FAIRY LORE. 95
out of the sea before her, puHing her with the painter
till they left her beyond the reach of the highest tide.
These were the three men whose heads and trunks he
had placed together behind the shieling bothy. As soon
as they saw John's foot on land, they vanished out of
sight.
The rest of the tale may be told in a few words.
The King's daughter would not marry the commander
who found her until every soldier and sailor in the
kingdom was made to pass by under her window in
her father^s Castle. After going through many hard-
ships, John reached the Castle last of all. He was just
in time. The King's daughter knew him. They
were again married, and if they are still living they
are happy.
out of the sea before her, puHing her with the painter
till they left her beyond the reach of the highest tide.
These were the three men whose heads and trunks he
had placed together behind the shieling bothy. As soon
as they saw John's foot on land, they vanished out of
sight.
The rest of the tale may be told in a few words.
The King's daughter would not marry the commander
who found her until every soldier and sailor in the
kingdom was made to pass by under her window in
her father^s Castle. After going through many hard-
ships, John reached the Castle last of all. He was just
in time. The King's daughter knew him. They
were again married, and if they are still living they
are happy.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Matheson Collection > Folk tales and fairy lore in Gaelic and English > (117) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76597569 |
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| Description | Collected by James Macdougall. |
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| Shelfmark | Mat.107 |
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| Description | Items from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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