1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Kinnegad (B.)

School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0729, Page 016

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0729, Page 016

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Kinnegad (B.)
  2. XML Page 016
  3. XML “The Boy that Went to Play Cards”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Boy that Went to Play Cards

    Share Share Post
    Once there was a boy who used to go to a house to play cards. He used to win money every night. No matter where he went, he always carried a pack of cards with him. One night he was crossing the stile on his way home a man said to him;
    "Did you win tonight Jack?"
    "I did", said Jack
    The man said come on and challenge me in a game of cards. They sat down by the side ditch and began to play.
    The man won all the money
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Jack Russell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath