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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 244

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 244

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    said if he did this task he would give him his daughter to marry he told him to bring in a cross bull so Joe said come little fork do your work so the fork began to prod the bull and soon he got quite. So Joe caught him and brought before the giant. So the giants had to give him his daughter and the two got married in a couple year after the giant died So they lived for a long time
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly