School: Sallybank
- Location:
- Drumsillagh or Sallybank (Merritt), Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 182
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- (continued from previous page)Written by May Moloney , Aherina , Kilmore, Near Limerick
- There is a wood in the parish of Kilmore called Ballaquin. This would was much bigger long ago than it is now. It was connected with bratloe wood. A giant lived in this wood. One day a tailor roamed away from home, and met the giant. The giant asked him to go to the wood for a faggot. The giant pulled up a big tree and asked the tailor to pull another and bring it, or he would kill him. The tailor said to raise a half a dozed of them on his back. The giant would not do(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Moloney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aharinaghbeg, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr James O' Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Aharinaghbeg, Co. Clare
