School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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- Long ago there was three giants living near our village. They were three brothers and their names were Mc Donnaghs. They were very cruel men and the people did not like them and they decided to kill them. One day all the people gathered and they made up there minds to kill them. These giants lived high up on a hill and they had a very small house. So one night a man and a mouse & a bee went to the giant's house. When they came to the house the bee went in the window and the giants were sleeping and the mouse bit the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Geraty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Balloor West, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Greevy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Balloor West, Co. Mayo
