School: Culdaff
- Location:
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Ailís Eibhlín de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 009
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Story 2 (continued)
“The McGonagles were very fond of card playing. Every night all the boys and men of the district gathered in their house.”
(continued from previous page)McGonagle's house any more to play cards. They believed that the black shadow was the devil himself. Lots of old people call the cards "the devil's playthings".
- Informant
- Mrs Huston
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 90