School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 218
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“There was a man one time. He was very poor. He had three daughters.”
(continued from previous page)hawk when he would be in trouble. Sarawad told his sister that he wanted to go to the great palace. She told him not to go because the giant would kill him, but he said he would go. He went to the palace and the giant's wife told him to hide because the giant would kill him if he found him. Sarawad went out to the horse and the horse took him up on a tooth in his head. The giant went out to search for him and could not find him. Sarawad went out to hide and the horse took him up on a hair of its tail. The giant went out to search for him and could not get him. Sarawad went out the third day to hide and the horse took him up on a nail in its shoe and the giant could not get him. Sarawad then came to him.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Gill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Address
- Sladran, Co. Donegal