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School: Ceathrú Stialláin (Carrowsteelawn) (roll number 12555)

Location:
Carrowsteelaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Giollagáin
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    climb up a tree that was near. He ran to the tree and climbed it. When the giant came he saw no sight of the coffin or of the man. After a while he looked up in the tree and who did he see but the man above in it.
    He said to another man that was near to get a saw and hatchet, so the man did. The two started to knock the tree to kill the man that was above in it. They had it knocked to one rub of the saw when the cock crew. The hatchet and saw fell from their hands and the two men disappeared. Then the man came down out of the tree and went home, but he never went to a fair after that.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Henry Hill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Farmhill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Hamrogue
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    63
    Address
    Farmhill, Co. Mayo