School: An Pasáiste, Corcaigh
- Location:
- Passage West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: William Meiklejohn
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- Once upon a time a boy named Philip Ronayne lived in Rochestown with his parents. One night he disappeared, and when his parents discovered this they searched every where but in vain. After two years a blacksmith by the name of Kelly had a dream. He saw Philip on a white steed and he (Philip) told him that he had been kidnapped by the giant Mahon Mac Mahon and he asked the smith for help. At first he did not believe the dream but the horse kicked him in the forehead and then he knew that it was true because the kick left a mark on his fore-head.
This giant lived in a cave called the "Giant's Stairs." It was really a tunnel about three miles long starting at the river near Monkstown and ending near Ronayne's Court in Rochestown. The next day the smith with another man was rowing on the river and they saw light breaking through the rocks. They then concluded that that was the residence of the giant.
They rowed up to the entrance and the smith himself entered. When he got inside he saw the giant sitting on his chair and his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Passage West, Co. Cork
