School: N. Colmcille, Buncrana (roll number 16752)

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Riada
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    man did this and no sooner was he finished when the woman came for the milk tub. He reached for his gun and followed her, she never bothered him again from that time.
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  2. Once upon a time there were two giants one was smaller than the other. They arranged to fight each other and the winner was to get a purse of gold. The big giant was coming to arrange for the fight and the small giants wife got a large cradle made and put the small giant into it. When the big giant came she told him that this was her
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. giants (~518)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bernard Duggan
    Gender
    Male