School: Corbally, Roscrea (roll number 7736)
- Location:
- Corville, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean de Brún
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- (continued from previous page)made them put more iron to it--and it did not knock it-- put more iron in it. When he went in tumble the tree.He started off along the road till he met a man and asked him did he know anyone that wanted a boy. "There's a gentleman down there " said the man showinh him the house. "His own boy left him yesterday and he might take you". The day cleared up and he threw the house over the ditch. He went down to the gentleman and asked him did he want a boy. He said he did. Then he asked him what could he do. Jack said "anything you want me". He asked him would he mind cows he said he would. He hired him next day the gentleman took him outand showed him where to mind them. There was a grand wall between the gentleman's place and the giants.Jack had to mind the cows and not let them go within seven feet of the giant's wall so that they would not dirty it. When Jack got the gentleman home he let the cows into grase it. He drove home the cows that night and they(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Condon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Denis Condon
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
