School: Bennettschurch, Baile Mhic Cairbre

Location:
Graignagower, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Dhíomasaigh
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  1. Once upon a time there lived a great giant named Macallester Moore. Every day he came to the top of the valley in which Fionn Mc.Cool lived asking every one to fight him.
    One day Fionn Mc.Cool told him he would fight him on a certain day. The day came and in the evening Fionn and his wife heard the giant coming and she told Fionn to get into the cradle and act as if he were a child "and I'll act in your place".
    At the heel of the day there came a knock at the door and in on the floor stepped Macallester Moore. "Is it here lives the great Fionn Mc.Cool?" said the giant. "It is", said the woman, "but you'll have to wait for a while he is down at the gangway making a bridge over bridge".
    "While your waiting", she said, "would you oblige me by twisting the house around three times and leave it in the same position again as Fionn does every day". The giant was greatly surprised
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Crothaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Castlereagh, Co. Waterford