School: St. Anne's (B.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac an t Saoir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 297
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- (continued from previous page)was locked and they failed to gain admittance. The stranger said he had a candle and some matches and suggested that they should retire to a nearby field. The baker agreed; they repaired to the sheltered corner of a field near the town, and the game started, After a few minutes the Baker accidently dropped a card and when he stooped to pick it up, he observed that his companion had cloven feet. He was playing cards with the devil.
Needles to say the terrified baker dashed away(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. J. Gaynor
- Occupation
- Journalist
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
