School: Wateraghy
- Location:
- Woteraghy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: C. Ó Cuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 249
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- About sixty years ago a few neighbours from Killtreasna went on their usual visit to play cards in an old school in Wateraughey.
When they reached the school they started to play a game of "25." They played on till it was twelve oclock. Then the male bird crew on his roost twelve times. Then a man opened the door and said "Give me a hand." So he sat down at the table and they gave him a hand. He played on for some time 'til some of the men dropped a card
Then they took a candle to look for it they saw that the man they were playing with had a "Cloven Foot." When they saw who they had they were not long going home.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Kate Duignan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Kiltrasna, Co. Cavan
