Some years ago there lived a man in the parish of Brosna, named McCurtin, who wasgiven to playing cards. At that time it was thought that some card players could colour the cards, i.e to change the colour to match their game in progress.
So one night McCurtin was at a certain house playing "beef a quarter." He thought it an unfair game because he lost his money. So he was disappointed going home. He came to a hedge and there he saw a man with a horrible face and two cows legs.
Now McCurtin was a brave