School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)
- Location:
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Thos. Mc Gettrick
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well he was going down for the water, the step broke and he fell into the well and was drowned. When the second giant reached the well the other step broke and he fell in and was drowned. So the two giants were drowned in the one well.
Michael P. Scanlon
Carrigans UpperThere is a story told of a warrior who lived in Carrigans years ago. There was a giant destroying the peoples property and this man made up his mind to kill the giant. He got a sharp stone and put it in a sling. When he was about half a mile from the giant he fired the stone and hit the giant on the forehead and - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- John P. Kerins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigans Upper, Co. Sligo