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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 300

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    morning Jack went to the wood, and started to cut the trees. When he cut a few trees more began to grow. About twelve o'clock in the day he saw a girl coming towards him, with his dinner. She cut down all the trees for him.
    Jack went back to the Castle and told the giant he had the trees cut down. The giant told him that next day he would have to build a Castle. He saw the girl coming again with his dinner. Jack told her he could not build the Castle, and she built it for him. Jack went to the Castle and told the giant that he had built the Castle. Then the giant told
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mc Keon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenaseer, Co. Roscommon