School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)
- Location:
- Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0728, Page 151
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- (continued from previous page)clothes, I will give you any comand you wish. "Will you tell me where is the king's castle" She gave him a glass and every time he would look into the glass he would see the little red man sitting at the door reading a paper. He reached the castle and the little red man let three roars which shook the ground. He said to Jack "you found out my castle" "I did" said Jack. He gave Jack chopped furs furze? and buttermilk for his supper. He gave him a cow's hide and a harrow to sleep on The next morning he got up The red man brought him out and showed him a stable nine miles long and nine miles wide to clean out. He started to clean it out but as much as he fired out twice as much was coming in. He could not clean it out. A young lady came out with his dinner. "Can you not clean it out" said the lady "I cannot" said Jack. "Eat your dinner and I will clean out. She tipped the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Henry Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyboggan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Dan Nugent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyboggan, Co. Meath
