School: Béal Átha Uisce (roll number 4836)
- Location:
- Ballard, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 021
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- Long ago there lived in Shanagorth a very strong giant. One fine day this giant went up to Mallin. He lay down and soon fell asleep. While he lay there asleep another giant came for the north and woke him. When the giant woke he was very angry. When the other giant saw him so angry he fled in haste down to the sea and jumped across the Bere Island. The giant in Mallin jumped up and saw the other giant in side in Bere Island. He caught hold of a big stone that was near him and hurled it at him, it broke and a half of it fell on a field not far from the school it is still called "Pairc a' Galáin.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Áine Ní Shúilleabháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortagenerick, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Seán Ó Súilleabháin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Gortagenerick, Co. Cork
