School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 262
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- (continued from previous page)and he said he had work for him to do.
Jack asked what work had he for him to do.
The man said he was building a large house on his farm and when his men would build part of it in the day that part that would be knocked down that night and he would have to watch to see who was knocking it down.
He told Jack he would give him a great reward if he killed the person that was knocking it down.
He told Jack to rest himself and that when night would come he would have to go to the place where the house was being built and watch there
When night came Jack went to the place and hid himself behind a ditch close to the house.
When he was a while there three big giants came and they began to knock down the wall with their shoulders
Then Jack threw a stone and it hit one of the giants
'' Stop throwing '' says he to the other brother
'' I'm not throwing '' says he.
Then Jack threw another stone and it hit the same giant and says the giant
'' if you do that again you will be killed by my hand ''
'' I'm not throwing '' says he.
Then Jack threw(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Brady Meenaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Brady Meenaghan
- Gender
- Male
