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School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 255

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    for he knew it was the devil.
    He made away but the devil caught him by the tail of the coat and would not let him away. The devil told him to say every morning on his fast "to H- with the Pope" and he would make his fortune at card-playing. So Mc Laughlin did as the devil told him and he made his fortune on card playing not saying how eternity would deal with him.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Noone
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Neil Farren
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Culdaff, Co. Donegal