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School: Log na nGall (roll number 15663)

Location:
Lugnagall, Co. Sligo
Teachers:
Tomás Ó Hodhráin Bean Uí Hodhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0157, Page 153

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    The man said they had enough played, that they would play another game the next night and the man started to gather the cards.
    One card fell on the ground and the man stooped to lift it.
    When he was lifting it, he saw that the devil had cow's feet on him.
    The man threw the cards of the devil and ran off.
    The devil started to throw knives at the man.
    When the man was going in his own door, the devil stuck a knife in the door.
    That night the man could not sleep.
    In the middle of the night the man rose and went to the door. He saw the knife stuck in the door.
    He never went to play cards again, and he lived a richer and better man after that.
    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
    Frank O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tormore, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Tormore, Co. Sligo