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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 190

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  1. When Finn Mac Cumhail Bit the Dust (continued)

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    decide. Then said the Giant "I'll retire for a lunch," and very soon there was a scarcity of provisions in the village for nothing could satisfy the mighty warrior. Amongst the eatables he consumed were two pots of potatoes, thirteen loaves, twenty eggs, a whole pigs head and for a wash down he drank eight cups of tea and four gallons of buttermilk.
    The boys were not idle eighter for they wanted to win the bet for their comrade. So they dug a hole about eight feet deep in a corner of the field taking care to remove the loose clay.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John O' Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Cobbler