School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 06_015
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“There was a man and he was marred first and they had a child and his wife died...”
(continued from previous page)in their milk. So the next morning he drove the cows up and drove them inside the wall and went up the tree again and the same thing happened. He saw another giant coming out and this giant told Jack to come down that he would pull the head off him for killing my brother. Jack said nothing again only took the tail off and down he went and killed the second giant. He carried the cows home that night and the blacksmith said to Jack that he was great for minding cows. The next morning Jack drove up the cows and drove them inside the wall and went up the tree again. It was not long till Jack saw a witch and she told Jack "come down till I tear the head of you".(continues on next page)
- Collector
- A. De Stac
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Jim Stack
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry