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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 112

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    it lived a poor widow and her son Seán. One day Seán made up his mind that he would rid the country of Glug and Grug and win a large reward which was offered by the King. Seán only brought with him a mouse and a bee. So when they reached the giants house, the mouse nibbled a hole in the door .Then Seán slipped his hand in and raised the latch. "So far so good" said Seán and he sat down to think how he could kill the giants. The mouse and the bee went into the room. Glug and Grug were in bed. They snored so loudly that the poor bee was nearly blown through the window. Well to make a long story short the mouse reached the top of the bed and perched
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0328: The Boy Steals the Giant's Treasure
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Walshe
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo