School: An Cheathrú Gharbh
- Location:
- Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Fiachra
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 542
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- Long years ago there was a king in Ireland who thought himself greater than anybody in the would. He said he was fit to fight any man in Ireland, so a Scotch giant heard this and he said he would come over and kill him in one battle.
They fought for many months and at last the Scotch man was driven out into the Irish sea. The other giant stooped in a great rage and taking a big piece of earth he flung it out after the Scotch giant and it was afterwards called the “Isle of man”. Where the man lifted(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bea Mullany
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Mullany
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyhanruck, Co. Mayo
