School: Killyfargy
- Location:
- Coillidh Fearga, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: B. Ó Mórdha
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- Michael Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 70
- Address
- Lios na Lao, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Mrs O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lios na Lao, Co. Mhuineacháin
- One night my father was away playing cards in a house not too far from his own. When he was coming home he had to cross a few fields and also a bog. When he was coming across the bog he lost his way and he couldn't get out of the bog. Everywhere he went playing cards appeared before his(continues on next page)
