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   “Once upon a time there was a man who was very fond of card playing . . .”

   

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   However he had not gone far when he saw something on the side of the road. He was very much afraid then and was just going to pass out when the thing stood up and would not let him pass out. He asked the man to carry him on his back to his house that he was not able to walk. The man said he would not but when he said he would kill him the man had to obey. So he took him on his back. When they came to the first house he could not get into it because there was a lake outside it. They tried to cross it two or three times but the lake used to rise and get bigger so they had to pass by it and go to the next house. When they got to the next house there was a wood before it and they could not get within two miles of it. They went to get into the house but the wild animals came after them and they had to run for their lives. When they got to the third house the man and his wife were fighting and the man on his back said that

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Pat Melody

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   80

   Address

   Treanoughter, Co. Mayo