School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 2258)
- Location:
- Fermoy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Na Mná Rialta
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- (continued from previous page)take his daughter, so Jack was careful not to relieve the man on the post.One morning as he was going out to herd the cows he was throwing his sword into the air and suddenly as he was passing the post the sword fell and cut the enchanted thread and the enchanted man was free and went at once and took the master's daughter. When Jack came home that evening the master told him of his daughter's flight with the man on the post and Jack who had now killed the three giants vowed he would never stop until he found his master's daughter, so he made a boat and began his journey by sea. He sailed on for several days until he saw a great house on a cliff. He went up and found it to be a giant's house; having entered he sat on the giant's golden chair and put his feet into the giant's slippers the giant came in and said to Jack, How(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fermoy, Co. Cork
