School: Scoil an Chúrnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

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Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Ó Seaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 004

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  1. Once a man was living in Bruree . He was a gambler . He had two farms gambled away.
    One night when he was going gambling. He was passing through afort. A voice said "Change your life or you'll rue it" He came to a a gate . There was a hare sitting on a pier with a pack of cards longside him.He asked the man to cut the cards and If he cut the ace he would change his life. He cut the ace.
    He got back his farms and changed his life.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Murphy
    Gender
    Male