School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- An Díseart, Co. Lú
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 101
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- (continued from previous page)big meadow, and there was a stone put on the head of the Grave.
- One night Hugh Fitzpatrick was coming home from Dysart and he heard fairies rattling cups in the wood along the road.
Giants were very common in this district long ago. There are giants' graves in the woods and fields along the Dysart road and there are big stones over them.
I never heard of giants fighting with men.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Rourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile na Muireagánach, Co. Lú
