School: Dromlachan
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 321
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- (continued from previous page)to peg out the dung with a graip for all he was worth, but for every graipful he threw out, three grapifuls came in through the window. The half giant didn't know what to do, so he sat down and began to cry. While he was crying, who should fly into the stable but the swan Green Leaf and she said not to cry that she'd help him. So she took the graip and in a few minutes the stable was all cleaned out. In the evening the green wizard came to the stable to see how the half giant was getting on at his work and he was surprised to see the stable cleaned out and he said; "You may thank my daughter Green Leaf or you'd be never able to clean it". "What do I know about your daughter Green Leaf", said the half giant, "I cleaned it out myself".
So the next day the green wizard sent the half giant to clean out a well that wasn't cleaned out in seven years. And for every bucket full he bailed out seven bucketfuls came in. He didn't know what to do so he sat down and began to cry. While he was crying who should fly down beside him but Green Leaf, and she said not to cry that she'd help him. So she took the bucket and in a few minutes she had all the water teemed out of the well. In the evening the green wizard(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Paddy Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Cloone, Co. Leitrim
