School: Killyfargy
- Location:
- Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 120
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- (continued from previous page)Jack"? "The same as yourself" says Jack. That was of course nine quarts of boxty pudding ". Jack ate away and ate away. He was low of the chin and every other mouthful he took, he had a leather bag under his chin, and dropped it into it. When the dishes were cleaned says Jack to the giant "Ill show you a trick now." so he lifted a butchers knife, ripped the bag and let all the boxty pudding out. "Ha!" says the giant "anyone could do that" and with that he lifted the butcher's knife letting out his whole insides. So Jack made his home there in the giant's castle and lived there till he died.
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- Collector
- Michael Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Mac Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 74
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullaghaloyst, Co. Monaghan
