School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)
- Location:
- Montpelier, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Liam Ó Tuama
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - VI. There was once a man who was very fond of playing cards. This night he was playing cards in a house and he let one of the cards fall down under the table. When he stooped down to pick it up he saw the devil and balls of fire out of his eyes.
He did not much mind at all. About an hour after the clock struck twelve and he said I must be going, he heard a voice outside saying it is better for you.
He had to cross field going home. When he was going in the gate the deck of cards were taken out of his pocket and he was hit in between the two eyes with them. He could see nothing but a hand. - There was an old woman living in a house and she used to keep a chest of gold in the kitchen. One night when she was in bed she heard a noise in the kitchen. When she was in view of the kitchen she saw two men dressed in white(continues on next page)
