School: Sruth Nua
- Location:
- Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 273
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“There was a man once and he was building a house.”
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two small giants went up knocking down the house and the big giant was on the ground. There was a big tree growing beside the building Billy went up on this big tree and filled his pockets with stones. He used to hit the big giant on the head and the giant used to make out it was one of his comrades was doing this He told them he would kill them if they did not stop. In a few minutes time Billy hit him with another stone on the head and the big giant pulled down the little giant and killed him.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Connor
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo