School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)
- Location:
- Farahy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Mac Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 358
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- There were two giants who lived in Ireland long ago. They had eyes in the backs of their heads. These two giants lived together in a house on the top of a hill. They stole cows, sheep, pigs and hens from the people who lived about. They made the women bake big cakes for them and the men had to bring them turf. At last the king gathered his fighting men together to fight the giants but t he kings men were no match for them and the giants killed them all. Now there was a tiny hut at the bottom of the hill and in it lived a poor widow and her son Séan. One day Séan made up his mind to get rid of the giants and that he would get a reward from the king. Séan went up to the giants hut(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Slyne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshonock, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Ballyshonock, Co. Cork
