School: Bawnboy

Location:
Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Grady
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    another stone and it hit the same giant and without saying another word he killed the other giant with his axe.
    Then two remained and these two buried their brother.
    They did not knock down any more of the wall that night.
    Jack went back to his master in great humour and told him what had happened. His master praised him.
    Jack went to bed, and stayed in bed until the next night
    Then he rose and went to the same place beside the house that was being built
    When he was a while there the two giants came and they began to knock down the wall.
    Jack threw a stone and it hit one of the giants and says the giant
    '' You are beginning the same tricks as my brother last night''
    '' I'm not throwing stones ''
    Then Jack threw another stone and says the giant
    '' if you do that again I will cut off your head the same as your other brother last night. The third time is the charm.''
    Jack threw another stone and the giant got up without saying another word and killed his brother with his axe.
    Jack was in a great hurry to get back to his master to tell him what
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
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    AT1525: The Master Thief
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Brady Meenaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Brady Meenaghan
    Gender
    Male