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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

Location:
Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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    Once upon a time there was a giant who dressed himself with feathers and made wings of brown paper and stuck feathers on them and he went round to everybody and warned them not to shoot a big bird if they saw him flying around. Then he told them what he was going to do and the next day he got a ladder and climbed to the top of the house and let him self drop down and he fell on his head and broke his neck.
    Once upon a time there was a giant the far side of Dundalk and there was one this side of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. giants (~518)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Campbell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hitchestown, Co. Louth