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1. The Laughing Knights' Island Folktale (continued)

   

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   ugliest brute that I ever saw.
   I wonder are there many more like you. If there are I'm in for fun, for looping and hanging lads like you is rare sport. It's time to go home now.''

   The Laughing Knight was watching for Jack and when he saw him and all his cows home safe he called Jack and asked him how he got the cows home safe.
   '' Oh '' says Jack.
   '' I'll tell you and show you how.''
   I got home safe .
   Well Jack, you are the best boy I ever had, and say '' you'll never leave me.
   Never will I, master, as long as we agree.
   '' That's fair enough Jack, ''.
   So next day Jack set out with his herd. I wonder are there any more of
   those savage beasts there-
   if there are, '' they're sure to come to see what happened the fellow that did come, '' never to go back ''.
   That was Jack's thought as he went along.
   He soon arrived at the beautiful park, rich with all kinds of fruit and flowers scarlet, white and yellow lilies as wide as a riddler, which perfumed the air, but Jack had something else to watch. He sat down on a soft green bank to rest and look over his bangle when he was made jump with the thundering noise

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Informant

   B. O Grady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan