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Ar an leathanach seo

1. Jack the Giant Killer (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   'Wan' time there was another giant so Jack went to see him. Jack came to the 'divie', raps and the giant shouts "whose there." Jack shouts - "Jack! Jack. "Your welcome Jack" says the giant "and come in. The giant asked him what supper he would have and Jack said "Whatever you are taking yourself" "Ill take nine quarts of boxty pudding" and of course Jack tak' the same. After the maid showed Jack a bed to lie down on in the room. Jack wasnt long in bed until he became suspicious and so he listened at the "dure" and heard the giant saying

   "Although he sleeps there the night
   He ne'er shall see the morning light
   But with my club I'll knock out his brains quite."

   Jack was in a bad way and did not know what to do so he searched and searched the room and at last he got a block of a stick and he placed this block on the bed and lay under the bed himself. In the middle of the night the giant came down with his club and gave as he thought several blows so that he thought he had every bone in Jack's body broken. When morning came Jack rapped at the door. "Hah!" says the giant "did you find anything last night?" "Yes" says Jack, says he, "A rat came up and gave me several tips of with her tail." "Well" says the giant, "what kind of a breakfast will you have

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

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   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Tulaigh Loiste, Co. Mhuineacháin