School: Cúige na Mainseár

Location:
Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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    Jack the Bean Stalk and his mother lived in a little cottage.

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    showering out gold eggs. The horse was covered with bells and used to ring if you moved it.
    The maid went to bed. Jack was looking at him from under the pot. Then the giant told the horse to stop and the horse did. The giant fell asleep. When he saw that the giant was aleep he crept out from under the pot Jack took the horse under his arm and was going out the door when he fell over the giant's feet. Jack ran out teh door with the horse. The giant ran after him Jack got his axe and cut the tree Teh tree, house, giant, and maid fell. The giant and maid was killed Jack had
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    Folktales index
    AT0328: The Boy Steals the Giant's Treasure
    AT1960: The Great Animal or Great Object
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Nulty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Nulty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo