School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 08_002
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Suddenly a light, a table and a pack of cards and two chairs appeared. Seán was tempted and he sat down and began to play.
They played until it was almost dawn. Once a card fell from Seán accidentally.
He stooped down to pick it up and he saw the cloven feet of his partner. He knew it was the devil he was playing with. So he got up at once and began to run and scream. The devil followed him and the man dropped dead by the roadside. He(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Ruane
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Kearns
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
