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1. The Tale of Jackey the Lantern and Billy the Crow

   

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   Once upon a time there was a blacksmith by name Jackie the Lantern and he had a servant called Billy the Crow. One day the devil went into the forge and he saw a gold shoe hanging up on the wall which he said he would try to get. He asked Jackie what did he want for the shoe and Jackie said "A purse of sixpences". "Alright" said the devil and he gave him the purse. That day Jackie went to Billy. "We will do less work while we have the money". One day they went to a public house and they had a few drinks. When Jackie went to pay for the drinks all the sixpences were stuck together and he could not move one of them. So that was what he got for his golden shoe. No person went into the forge often for anything and so they were broke out of everything.

   

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2. The Men and the Cards

   

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   Card-playing was a custom in almost every house in Ireland in days gone by and it is kept up in many houses to the present day.
   One night a crowd of men were assembled together in a certain neighbour's house card-playing. They were playing away peacefully for some time until at last an argument arose between two men as both of them accused each other of cheating. In the house where they were playing there was a fowl-house just in the room

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie O' Connell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballygarran, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   William O' Connell

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Ballygarran, Co. Waterford