School: Knocktopher (roll number 7033)
- Location:
- Derrynahinch, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Éil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 178
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- One night there were three men playing cards in a house in the locality. It was twelve oclock and the men said that they would play until half twelve.
They started the game and suddenly the money disappeared. They searched the house but could not find it. They were just going to give up the search, when they heard a voice saying, "You played too long, go to the bake pit and you will find the money, but do not play cards again."
The men played the next night but before they had it finished one of the men fell dead. About a week after, the other two men died.
- Collector
- John Mc Hale
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny
