School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)
- Location:
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Eugene Conway
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- (continued from previous page)had big pockets and he began to fill the pockets with water. At last the giant had to give up, because he wasn't able to drink any more water. The giant said "How did you do that?" The boy said. "Lie down there and I will show you." The little boy took out a big knife and stood over the giant and some of the water the boy had in his pocket fell on the giant's face and the boy cut of the giant's head and said.
"I did it just like that."- Collector
- Tom Skelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Dan Killian
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Clooncallow, Co. Longford