School: Baltinglas
- Location:
- Bealach Conglais, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: R. Barún
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- Once upon a time there dwelled in Leinster, Munster and Ulster great giants. These giants were continuously fighting with one another. The giant of Munster was bigger than the other giants. After some time a strife arose between the Leinster giant and the Munster giant.
One evening the Munster giant arrived at the Leinster giants home which was near Baltinglass. The giant knocked at the door and the wife of the Leinster giant let him in. The Leinster giant was prepared for the others coming and he had put up his wife to tell him that he was gone away. When the Munster giant heard this, he said he would wait. She told him also that there was no-body in the house but herself and a son, but at the same time it was the giant himself. The supposed son used to go out with the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Mac Laidhigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Teach nOdhráin Theas, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Informant
- Peadar Joy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
