School: Leitir Fhada
- Location:
- Letterfad, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Bhaoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1036, Page 311
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- Once upon a time there lived in Ireland a man named Joe and he was a tailor. He lived with his sister and he had no custome[?]. One day as he was working his sister came out with his lunch.It was a very warm day and when he took up his lunch he found that there were forty flies on it. He lifted a board and killed all the flies. Joe said to himself if I can kill forty with one shot I am long enough here. So away he went, he did not go far until he met a giant. The giant asked him where he was going and he showed him the board and said he was going away to look for a job and the giant said that he would go with him. So the two of them(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nuala Ní Cinneide
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Letterfad, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Sean 'Ac Suibhne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Sallows, Co. Donegal
