School: Coillte Clochair (C.) (roll number 2364)

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1. A Local Giant (continued)

   

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   water horses but he did not help him the way he wanted him so he told him to come into the castle with him. The Giant had a little rod and hit him with it and left him sitting on the hob like the breast bone of a chicken. The other two happened in the same wey. When the girl was going she took the half of the sheep and her blessing. When she came to the castle she knocked and the Giant's wife let her in. She sat down beside the fire and said "you had a good dinner to day." No said the Giant's wife "those are your brothers" She went out to help the Giant and she had the little rod with her. The Giant said "the sun is rising now and before it sets in the evening some one of us will have the other killed." The two went up on an acre flag to fight. She hit the Giant with the rod and put him to his neck in the flag, she hit him again and killed him. She went into the castle and hit each of her brothers and brought them down on the floor

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. giants (~518)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary J. Mc Clure

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Kate Mc Sharry

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim