School: Na Corráin (roll number 9938/9)
- Location:
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cormac Ó Muircheartaigh
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- (continued from previous page)by his side in a minute. He said you have £300 won and I always knew you were the best of your sisters.
If they didn't live happily since,
That we may.
And when they be drinking pratey water.
That we may be drinking tay.
This is the way my grandfather used to finish the story.
- There was an old woman there long ago and she had only one son and his name was Jack, and he was in the cradle until he was twenty-one years and she could not support him any longer; so she went to the king and the king hired him for herding cows. There was a giant living near the king and the king told Jack not to let the cows over into the giant's farm because the giant would keep them.
Jack went away with his cows and he had a sword tied around his waist. It was a sunny day and he sat down and slept.
He was awakened by a roar of the giant and the giant asked him why he let the cows into his(continues on next page) - Collector
- Con Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mr Dan Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Currans, Co. Kerry
