School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)
- Location:
- Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0463, Page 402
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“Long ago there was a certain man who used go out each night to a neighbouring house gambling and he used stay there till a late hour 12 and 1 o' clock and no matter how wet or cold the night would be off he'd go gambling and drinking and spending all his ”
(continued from previous page)a long time & on this particular night he went gambling he was stupidly drunk too; he gave the night cursing & swearing & losing his money. At the stroke of 12 o' clock a cock flew into the card players & perched on table just opposite the man of the story & it crew three times. All the gamblers ran out except this man who took no notice if the cock. It crowed again & the man heard the chains at his feet & he saw there the devil.
This made a steady man of him; he gave up gambling & drinking stayed in his own house with his wife & family & he led a good life ever afterwards.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonee, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- James O' Shea
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonee, Co. Kerry