School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 14_022
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- Glug and Grug were two giants who lived in Ireland.
Glug was as tall as a flag pole and he had an eye in the back of his head. Grug was not as tall as Glug but he was as wide as a hay stack.
This pretty pair lived in a house on top of a hill. They stole cows, sheep and hens from the people who lived about. They made the women make big cakes for them and made the men bring them turf.
At last the King gathered(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jimmie Adams
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tom Adams
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
