School: St Columba's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Gallchobhair
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    but when he began looking for the crumbs he could not find any. When night came one of the sons climbed up a tree to see could he see any lights. When he came down again he told them there was a light away to the west. When they reached the house they knocked at the door and a giant woman came out. They asked her if they could stop in the house all night. She told them "that they could." So she took them inside and gave them their fill to eat when the heard loud footsteps at the door.
    At once the giant woman hid the sons behind a press. When the giant man came in he said "that there were a stranger in the house." So he looked behind the press and saw the sons. Then he sent the sons to bed. In the room where they were the giants seven sons were there to. In the middle of the night when all was asleep the seventh son of the man and woman got up and took the crowns of the heads of the giants sons and put one on every head
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    Folktales index
    AT0327: The Children and the Ogre
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Colm Grant
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Donachy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stranaclea, Co. Donegal