School: Maio (roll number 13119)

Location:
Trohanny, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire Ní Chreaig
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    floor, and swore that they would kill each other, if that happened again. They got into bed, and the three started their work again.
    So the two got out again, and got their hatchets and cut off their heads at the same time.
    The boy was delighted, and went back, and told the rich man, but he would not believe him, till he had seen the giants dead.
    The boy got his farm and house, the bee got a great supply of honey, and the mouse got a stack of wheat.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT1640: The Brave Tailor
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mulvany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Druminiskin, Co. Meath