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School: Ceathrú Gabhann

Location:
Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brian Mac Dhuarcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 321

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  1. A Card-Playing Adventure

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    Once upon a time there lived two boys in the townland of Carragolda. They were in the habit of going to a certain house every night card playing.
    One night when they were coming home across the fields they saw twelve lighted candles and a pack of cards on a golden table on the path before them.
    They saw nobody at first but in a few minutes they saw a man coming from a wood that was close by who asked them to play cards with him.
    They said that they would and they sat on the golden chairs and started to play.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Gordon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowcastle, Co. Mayo