School: Paddock, Mountrath (roll number 13173)
- Location:
- Paddock, Co. Laois
- Teacher: A. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 143
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- About eighty years ago a man lived on Upper Sconce. He had a cow which had a calf and it could never be satisfied with food. Its horns grew like antlers but never grew and inch itself. One day they went out and found the calf grazing on the roof of the house.He said to himself "Tis calf is not right" He went for a man to help him to kill it. When he came back there was no sign of the calf and it was never seen again.
- In the place called the White Fields
Once upon a time there lived a man and his wife and children. His wife and children were Catholics and he was a Protestant. He was very fond of playing cards. One night when he was returning home from gambling he passed through the Church Wood. He came to a stile and there under a bush sat the Devil with a pack of cards(continues on next page) - Collector
- Tim Doran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Lacka, Co. Laois
- Informant
- John Doran
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Lacka, Co. Laois
