School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 06_100
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- (continued from previous page)there were many people that could pick knowledge out of a breast bone of a beef. "Well", the other giant said to him, "can you pick knowledge out of it". He took the bone from him and he said "the knowledge I can pick is that we will never eat another bit of this cow". and the others started laughing at him. The man that was looking at them from behind the bush came out and took the heads off the three of them. Then he came to the mother of the giants and she said "don't kill me" and he said he would that she was worst of them. She said "I will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Keane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
