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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

Location:
Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 527

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    He stooped to pick it up and the Lord between us and harm, what did he see under the table but, a giant of a fellow with two black eyes dancing in his head. Two long horns were sticking out of his forehead. The life nearly left poor Peter, he flung the cards all sides of him and started running like a deer. He banged a gate into the black fellow's face and when he got on a bit further he looked back and saw that he had a long tail with a nail in the top of it. Nothing could convince him that it was not old Nick himself from down below.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máirín Nic Díarmuda
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Seán Mac Díarmuda
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon