School: Kilmore (roll number 13010)
- Location:
- Kilmore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eilís, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 375
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- (continued from previous page)entering the door. The man had a packet and as soon as he got inside he took out the cards out of his pocket and burned them in the fire. He said that while hair grew on his head he would never carry cards again.
Supplied by Mrs Wynne Killnagarden, 45years
Written by Jim Wynne, Killnagarden.
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“One night a man was alone in the house so he took a pack of cards and cast them...”
One night a man was alone in the house so he took a pack of cards and cast the knave and wished he had three men to play with him. The men came in and started to play with him. He was winning and a card fell when he stooped to lift it he saw the iron foot and he shook holy water and they banished.
Written by Bridgid Corristine, Killadiskert
Supplied by Mrs Corristine, Killadiskert. 50years - Collector
- Brigid Corristine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Corristine
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim
- I heard tell of a man who was playing cards in a house one night. He rouged a few times. When he was going home he met a little man sitting on a chair and a coffin and a candle in a candlestick and a pack of cards left on the(continues on next page)
