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School: Cluain Fearta

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Clonfert, Co. Galway
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C. Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0055, Page 0064

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    The Two Giants
    Two giants lived together in the one house. One day they had a fight and one giant turned the other into a serpent and put him in his own field in a hole. The other giant employed a workman and one day he sent him out to plough. Coming on to evening the serpent got up and eat the two horses. The next day he went out with two more horses and this time he brought a belt with him. He ploughed away until he came near the hole and up hopped the serpent and eat one horse and as he was about to eat the other horse the workman put the belt round the serpent and made him finish the days ploughing. When evening came and man brought him into the yard and had him stripped. The other giant came out and saw him and told him to put him back into the hole again and the serpent began to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Coolohan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Tom Tully
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Coolcarta West, Co. Galway