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Alternative title: Unkind Shepherdess, The

Place Collected: Fairford
Date collected: Between 1913 and 1916
Collector: Williams, Alfred
Roud Number: 948

This tale of love and life goes back possibly to the 18th century.  It was often printed as The Unkind Shepherdess.  This is the only version collected in Gloucestershire.

 

Notes by Gwilym Davies 10 April 2016