School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

Location:
Lismore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0635, Page 201

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  1. Long ago a man visited a witch. There was a giant living with her. The witch gave him three things to do, or he would be killed. Namely, first, to try to beat the witch in a race of two hundred miles, secondly, to eat a big pot of food, thirdly, to drink a tub of water.
    While he was on the road, he saw a man in a
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. giants (~518)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fives
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tourin, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford