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School: Baile Lochnáin

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Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 110

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    “Some years ago there lived in this locality a young man who had a craze for gambling.”

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    very late. John sit down and have a game of cards before you go. John said "no it is too late", but the man persuaded him to play. So he said he would have just one game. When the cards were being dealt one fell to the ground and John stooped to pick it up. When he did he saw the man had a cloven foot. He jumped up terrified and raced home. He never played a card to stopped out late again.
    Áine Ní Cinneíde
    Riverstown
    Birr
    This story told to me by my father Mr. Thomas Kennedy aged 51
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Cinnéide
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Thomas Kennedy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51