Volume: CBÉ 0106

Date
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    There was a woman one time lived in Shan about eight miles from the town of Wexford.

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    kingdoms. They fought for hours and the two of them were nearly bet out but in the wind up Jack got one in on the the two-headed giant with his big walking-stick and stretched on the broad of his back on the ground.
    Jack was fairly well winded by this time and was leaning on his walking-stick and looking down at the giant lying on the ground when the door of the castle opened and out walks a great giant as big and a half as the last fellow and three heads on him. He came over to where Jack was and saw his two brothers lying dead beside him, and you may swear he got inan awful rage, and says he in a voice like thunder. "You have killed my two brothers you young pup but you will have
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    1935
    Item type
    Lore
    Folktales index
    AT0650A: Strong John
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script