School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 16_007
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- Long ago there lived two great giants together in the one house. They were very generous to each other all the time. They walked together and they talked and ate their meals to-gether. One night they tried their strength. One of them said that he would hold Tom Thumb in his ear but he failed. Then the other great giant said that he would hold little Tom in his ear and so he did. That night the two giants went to bed and they slept soundly. During the night they heard a great noise in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Gavin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
