School: St Johnston (2)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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- (continued from previous page)giant looking out of the door and he said to the giant that was standing on the top of the hill " I could fight you" and the other giant said "you could not" so the two of them started to fight and the giant that was standing at the door of the house killed the other one and that big giant never had any more trouble with giants after that he lived very quietly himself.
A few years after that this big giant went up to the top of another hill called Binion hill and there was another big giant living there and he was very strong and crossand the two of them agreed very well till they got old and one day a man came into the wee house and asked the giant for a drink of water and the giant said to him "there is plenty of water in the well" and the man said to the giant "if you dont give(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Mc Gill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clashygowan, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mick Mc Gill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Clashygowan, Co. Donegal
