School: Headfort
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Miss J.E. Browne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0999, Page 017
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- (continued from previous page)wife is the Mull Giant's baby, snoring "in his sleep. Just come in and see ". the wee thing. Would you please?" The Irish giant entered the sheiling, and, there lying upon the bed was the baby;the biggest, and the ugliest, and most powerful baby that the Irish giant had ever seen. It was immense and oh!how it snored! "Now" said the crafty wife, in a most appealing manner, "please keep quiet "and don't waken the baby in case "his father should hear his cries. "That would annoy himself very much. And there's no saying what would happen to you,"Eiranach, if you were to waken his "baby."
The Irish giant was mystified. Words failed him. He had never seen such a baby before. At last he gasped - "Holy Moses! If that's(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
