School: Ceis (roll number 15342)
- Location:
- Kesh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 504
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- (continued from previous page)"Take these churns and fetch some water from the well". The little man was not able to lift one of them and by way of compromise he said, "I will go down and bring up the well and leave it at the house". "You will not", said the giant, taking the churns on his back.
Now there was a hammer to be thrown ten yards and the little man was not able to lift it, much less hurl it from him. He started to whistle, and when asked by the giant why he was whistling, said, "All the men in the West will gather in their hens and chickens". "And is it what you are going to throw the hammer that length" asked the giant in surprise. "Yes", said the little man. "You will not" said the giant, "I shall throw it myself". With that he took the hammer and threw it the ten yards.
- Collector
- John C. Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Treanmore, Co. Sligo
