School: Clonoose
- Location:
- Clonoose Big, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: T. Ó Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 204
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- Once upon a time there was a man from Loughduff and this night he went to a house to play cards near Gowna and he brought a pack of cards with him. When he got to the house he and a few more men began to play and they played until one o'clock. Then he went home and he had to cross a bog and when he came to a bogwhole a big black man stept out with a table and two chairs. The big black man said to him.
"Will you have a game" The man consented and they played for about three hours. A dispute arose between them and the man was arguing with the big black man and this time didinta card fall from the table and(continues on next page)
