School: Headfort
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Miss J.E. Browne
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- (continued from previous page)the outcome of a combat between the two giants. The Mull giant was about to rush out of his sheiling to challenge the stranger, but his wife - known far-and-wide for her cunning wit - detained him and said - "let us "first try cunning on him. If that "fails the you can try your own "way".......She asked her husband to lie down on the bed and she covered him with a plaid. "Now", she said "lie there, pretend to be asleep, and snore as loudly as you "can"
Just then the Irish giant knocked at the door and demanded to know where the Mull giant was. He was told - "Himself is not at home." "What then" inquired the Irish giant "is all that snoring?" "That" replied the good(continues on next page)- Collector
- Miss J.E. Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Headford, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Rev. Lachlan Mc Pherson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 45