School: Bawnboy

Location:
Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Grady
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    Knight put up his hand and stroked down his long whiskers, that reached down to his belt, and said are you a good man? ''
    '' I am '' says Jack
    '' the best you ever employed, and I'll
    prove it ''.
    Jack wanted to get hired by any means.
    Can you care cattle? ''
    '' That's my job. ''
    '' Would you be afraid of a mad cross bull? ''
    '' I never saw the bull I could not conquer. ''
    '' Well says long sandy whiskers,
    '' you are hired with me. ''
    '' All right your honour, '' says Jack.
    Be ready tomorrow morning to take charge of my cows and if you lose one of them-your head will go on the spear. Didn't you see the gate and the heads on the spears? ''
    '' I did indeed '' says Jack
    '' but mine won't go on those
    spears ''
    '' Don't lose a cow and it won't ''
    '' It's a bargain '' says Jack '' and we'll see who is the best man. ''
    So next day he started out with his herd and he thought Green Slieve's park's beautiful but they could not compare with the Laughing Knight's
    There were great forests, trees, gorgeous flowers and fruit of all kinds and such rich pastures. Jack was admiring the place when he heard a roar like some awful wild beast
    '' Ho, '' says Jack
    '' war again. '' He looked in the direction the roar came from and to his horror he saw an animal the like of which he never saw before.
    He had a tail
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    B. O Grady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan