School: Castlegannon, Mullinavat (roll number 13028)

Location:
Castlegannon, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riain
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    was he saw all the files he killed them and wrote on the scythe he killed hundred many, then he went out on the side of the road, and sat down, he pretended to be a sleep, Then a gentleman passing, and gentleman was a fraid to go near him then Jack got up, and gentleman asked him would he come and work with him, and Jack said he would. The first day he went to work the cook said something to him and he hit a clout and kick on her and killed her, the next day he was cleaning out stable, when he had it cleaned out he went out to the other boy, and asked him had he cleaned the boy said not to mind he killed him. The next day the master sent him to plough, when he came home to his dinner. There was a woman living near where Jack was ploughing when he was gone home she left out all the hens when Jack came back he killed all the hens and killed the woman, next day Jack went down to plough, when he was gone down his master told him that he would give him a way of a house down there, when he went down he said
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    Folktales index
    AT0650**: The Strong Youth
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockmoylan, Co. Kilkenny