School: Tobinstown, Tullow

Location:
Tobinstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghrádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 050

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 050

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  1. Once upon a time there was a man named Peter Doyle of Hacketstown who was coming home from a game of cards.
    He had to cross through a field that was at one time an old graveyard.
    He had a pack of cards in his pocket.
    We he came to the style he was not able to cross it. He looked around and say a big dark animal beside him. He kept looking at it and the animal leaped over towards him and told him to take the cards out of his pocket.
    He took them out and blessed himself then the animal disappeared.
    He found out after from the priest that it was the devil in the form of a dark animal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12