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1. An Old Story - The Three Giants

   

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   In a wood in this country long ago there lived three giants. These giants were a great bother to the people that lived near the wood. They used to drive the people out of their houses and steal their stock and sometimes burn their houses. In this wood not very far from where the giants lived there dwelt a very poor man and his wife and their son. These people especially were annoyed by the giants and they prayed to god for some one to kill the giants. This day the poor man's son made up his mind although he was very small to kill the giants. He asked permission from his parents but they only laughed at him and they told him to keep as far away as he could from the giants. This night however when the giants were gone doing some mischief

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Rita Mackin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Caltragh, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Thomas Neary

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   67

   Address

   Cappagh South, Co. Mayo