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School: Askeaton (C.) (roll number 2040)

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Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 246

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  1. Stories of Giants and Warriors

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    About midway between Limerick and Foynes there lived in his Castle at Beigh a very big giant, and over on the Clare shore there lived another bigger giant and they were always fighting and scolaing one another. Across the Shannon is about nine miles wide at this point.
    One day the Clare giant sent a challenge over to the Limerick giant to fight, and they were standing
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick