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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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    off Jack. The man met Jack in the same place the next night and won all the money off him again.
    The third night the same thing happened, and when Jack had last all his money, he put out his beads on the stone for to play for it.
    When the man saw the beads, he leaped up and Jack saw his two clover feet and saw the fire coming out of his mouth. Jack saw that is was the devil he was playing with.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Jack Russell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath