School: Anglesboro (B.), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 10262)
- Location:
- Anglesborough, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 300
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“Once upon a time when pigs were swine and swallows built their nests in old men's beards there was a giant called a cyclop living in a cave.”
(continued from previous page)home with him and he kept him a prisoner for a week. After that he gave the boy a job and the job was to mind a big fish and that if he'd leave blisters rise in the fish he would behead him. So off went Jack minding the fish and the blisters were rising in the fish as fast as Jack was thumbing them. So with that Jack put his finger into his mouth and he immediately got knowledge about the giant. So there was a thing called a spit standing by the wall and with that Jack caught the spit and put it into the fire and when it was red enough he took it out of the fire and rammed it into the giant's eye. Off went the giant after Jack but it(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Hedderman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Lackendarragh, Co. Limerick