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   There was once a man and he went card playing to a house about a mile from his own. When he was coming home he went through a grave-yard for a short cut There was a grave opened because some person was to be buried next day and he fell into the grave. He was not long within the grave when a goat fell in as well. "By dad" said he man I have company now anyhow. After a while he was getting cold and he started shouting and shouting for all he was worth Nobody heard him until the other card players were going home and him The went into the grave-yard and gave him a rope and also told him to tie it round his waist. The man got the rope and tied it round the goat and then said "Ready pull" The other card-player pulled until they saw the horns, "Arreagh" said one of them. it is the ould boy himself that is in it." They ran as fast as they could and the man had to wait there until morning. Before it was daylight he fell asleep. When he awoke "Oh" said

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joseph O' Hara

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Treannagleragh, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mr James O' Hora

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 60

   Address

   Treannagleragh, Co. Mayo