Remarks.—It is unlikely, I should say impossible, that this tale, with the incident of the dormant heroine, should have arisen independently in the Highlands: it is most likely an importation from abroad. Yet in it occurs a most "primitive" incident, the bigamous household of the hero: this is glossed over in Mr. Macleod's other variant. On the "survival" method of investigation this would possibly be used as evidence for polygamy in the Highlands. Yet if, as is probable, the story came from abroad, this trait may have come with it, and only implies polygamy in the original home of the tale.
12. KING O'TOOLE AND HIS GOOSE.
Source.—S. Lover's Stories and Legends of the. Irish Peasantry.
Remarks.—This is really a moral apologue on the benefits of keeping your word. Yet it is told with su
