School: Leitir Sean-Bhoth (roll number 12900)
- Location:
- Lettershanbo, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Ó Ferraigh
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- (continued from previous page)Jack told then to let down the chair, and he would leave his head on her knee and for her to waken him when she would see the storm rising on the lough. When the storm rose on the lough she awakened Jack. He took his sword and mounted his steed, and he and the worm began a combat, and they fought till the sun set. Jack beat it back into the lough and left the lough red with its blood.
Jack turned and rode off. They ran after him to see who he was but he left them all behind.
When he got to the castle he dressed himself in his own clothes and went of with his cows.
He was about to go to bed when the old farmer told him to come up to the fire for that he had a great story to tell him that night.
"Jack" he says, "sit down for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mícheál S. Mac Aoidh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Einrí Ó Maoinigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Cloghan More, Co. Donegal
