School: Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (roll number 12410)

Location:
Ballincloher, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pártholán Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 372

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  1. Long ago there lived a giant in causeway. This was a very strong man. It is supposed one when he was walking near the ruins of an old Castle a small man said to him "will, you fight a giant for me, and the giant said he would. This man carried him to a place where there were no giants, but ordinary men. When the giant went to the place that the man told him he saw about a hundred men with sticks and pikes and all classes of things. The giant had nothing, but he caught the corner of a rock and threw it at them and killed the most of them. He held pulling rocks until he had
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. giants (~518)
    Language
    English