School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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- Long ago there lived a great big giant with two heads. He lived in Dun Cashel. He was the ugliest looking creature you could leave eyes on. All the people in that district were afraid of him. He used come to the houses at night when the people were sleeping and steal the hens and geese, cattle and everything he could get his hands on. At last the people could stand it no longer and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Heraty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Pat O' Mally
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo