School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)
- Location:
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Eugene Conway
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- Collector
- Tom Skelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Dan Killian
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Clooncallow, Co. Longford
- There was once a giant who knocked at a door and ordered to be let in. A small boy with a big coat on him answered the knock. The giant said to the boy "You will make lovely meat". Then the boy cried for mercy. The giant said. "I will spare your life if you are able to drink as much water as me." The boy began to drink until he was nearly bursting. The boy(continues on next page)