School: Ballymore (B.) (roll number 7443)
- Location:
- Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P.J. Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 162
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- Once there was a man who used to be always playing cards. He went to "ramble" every night where he could have a game. He had to cross a site on his way home.
as he was returning late one night he say four men playing cards on the stile. They asked him to play, and he took a hand.
He won the first game, and continued winning "like hell". Soon he had two pounds winners.
This time the cards were dealt out, and he was going to rob with the ace of clubs. As he was playing his ace it happened to fall out of his had on to the floor. He stooped to pick it up, but instead of the card he caught hold of a cloven foot! He fell in a dead faint. When he came to again he saw no men, no cards, no table. Neither had he his two pound's winners!
