School: Dumha-chaisil

Location:
Caisleán an Dumha, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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    her some.then she thanked him and said she might be of help to him some day. He set off again next morning, and in the middle of a wood, in which he was, and began to eat his cakes when a hawk came and asked for a crumb or two. Jack gave it to him and he thanked him saying he would help him if he could. The following evening, when he was quite near the castle, he sat down outside a wall and a hound came and asked for a bit of the bread which he was eating. He gave it to him and then the hound
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    Folktales index
    AT0302: The Ogre's (Devil's) Heart in the Egg
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Dumha Beag, Co. Shligigh
    Informant
    Pat Hunt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Dumha Beag, Co. Shligigh