School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)
- Location:
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 444
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- (continued from previous page)when any of ye cannot stir. Fionn told Hesgar to leave the two dogs after him and to go to a giant who, lived ten miles away from where they were, and he told him to get a bottle of blood from the giant that there was no other cure for the men that were trapped. Hesgar then left the two dogs after him to mind the men that were trapped and of he started for the giants house. When he reached the house he asked was the giant inside and his wife said no that he was out. Then Hesgar said that he should wait until he would come. Then the giants wife said she lived liked him to wait, for if he heard you were here he would be jealous of me for another man came here on business and he did not wait and since then he is jealous of me Then the giant just came in at the same time and Hesgar told him his story and what he wanted. Then the giant said he would find out was he telling the truth. The giant then got a big pot and he said he would a piece of raw meat to see if she was telling the truth(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick O' Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs O' Donnell
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
