School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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    There is an old house not very from Glenkitt.

    There is an old house not very from Glenkitt. This house was a very noted house for gambling. All the people from around the place used to come to gamble there.
    The house was supposed to be haunted by some evil spirit. There were two men who used to gamble in this house every single night. When they would sit down to play those two men would usually begin to argue over the way the cards were played or something.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs M. Collier
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Laois