School: Tunnyduff
- Location:
- Tonyduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cathaláin
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- (continued from previous page)let him out and came running on until he came to an old house. The robbers were there counting the money. When they saw Jack coming one of them said "What is this coming" Jack said "I am Tom the devil and if when I come over you will go out of that". The robbers were afraid and ran away and left all the money behind them. Jack gathered all the money and ran home. His mother was very glad when he came back. The next day the king came again. He asked Jack did he seek his fortune and Jack said that he did. The king said that he would see. He said "To-morrow you will have to come over to my house and I will tell you what to do". The next morning he went to the kings house and the king said to him:- "You will have to go to the field and take two horses out of the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary E. O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickacroman, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Jimmy Cooney
- Gender
- Male
