School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 112
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water out of it. The tailor then said, "That is quite easy." and taking the cheese out of his pocket he squeezed water out of it. Then the giant took up a stone and threw it so high in the air that it could not be seen again. He then asked the tailor could he do that and the tailor said "Certainly that is quite easy", and taking the bird out of his pocket he let it out, and the bird flew high in the air and was seen no more.
They then journeyed on and came to a wood, and the giant uprooted a tree to bring to his home. Then the tailor said, "Let you carry the stump and I will carry the branches, for all these branches are heavier by far than the stump. The giant agreed and put the tree on his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Dawson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 16
- Address
- Carrickduff, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Dawson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Carrickduff, Co. Longford
