School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)

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1. Hidden Treasures (continued)

   

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   day when he was hunting, there was a stranger riding by his side and he ex-claimed "The Devil must be in that fox," he said this merely because the fox was hard caught. But the stranger shot him a quick derisive glance and said "I don't think he is." Mr. Connolly who was the owner of the castle entertained all the people who were at the hunt in his house that evening. The party mostly consisted of gentlemen. After dinner they became intensely interested in a game of cards, but after some time they all fell asleep except this stranger and Mr Connelly, they determined to fight it to a finish. Suddenly a card dropped from the table, and on stooping to retrieve it Mr Connelly noticed that the stranger had not riding boots like his own, but alas! he beheld a cloven hoof instead of an ordinary-ary foot. A great fear gripped his entire being and he wakened his visitors with a voice that trembled. The minister was immediately sent for but when he arrived, he said that he could do nothing to banish the demon. Mr Connelly then suggested that the local,

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   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
   2. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
         1. séadchomharthaí (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Josephine Stafford

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baile na gCailleach Íochtarach, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath

   Informant

   Mr William Stafford

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   52

   Address

   Baile na gCailleach Íochtarach, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath