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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0203

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    The Boy Who Was Fond Of Card Playing:
    1. There was once a boy who was fond of card playing. This boy lived in the parish of Abbey long ago. He used to stay out very late at night card playing. His mother told him that it wasn't right for him to be staying out so late at night card playing. But he paid no heed to her as he continued on at the card playing.
    2. One night as he was coming home he saw something like a wall across the road which he could not pass. He saw a man coming and he stood to wait for him.
    3. The man said to the boy "what has kept
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Joynt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Joynt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway