Volume: CBÉ 0460 (Part 1)

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1. Jack the Strongfella (continued)

   

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   the dog was right behind him. Jack stepped back a bit and didn't he walk on the dog's paw. The dog caught him by the back of the leg. Now this was no ordinary dog. He was wan of the great big wolfhounds and he was almost as big and as strong as an ass. The dog had a hoult of Jack by the back of the leg and Jack was screeching for all he was worth, and the giant was standing in the middle of the doorway and he breaking his heart laughing at the whole affair. When Jack heard the laugh of the giant, it enraged and vexed him a lot more than the bite he got from the dog, as bad as it was. He ground his teeth and his eyes rolled around in his head and he caught hold of the dog by the hind legs and he banged him against the wall of the stable six or seven times and the dog growling and snarling and barking for all he was worth

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   History Edit

   Date

   15 December 1937

   Item type

   Lore

   Folktales index

   AT1088: Eating Contest

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Gaelic script

   Informant

   • Caoimhghin de Róiste