School: Ardgroom (roll number 12261)
- Location:
- Ardgroom, Co. Cork
- Teacher: R. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0276, Page 362
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- (continued from previous page)whatever he would see there, that he would vanish them. Jack went away to the house and brought his case, and his magic wand with him. He sat near the fire and was falling asleep there when he saw a black cat. The black cat was running around him, and scratching him, and after a while Jack hit the cat with his wand. The cat turned into the man's wife. Jack got frightened and ran to the man. The man wanted not leave him in atall and Jack had to go away by himself. So that is the man we hear that do be out in the night. Named "Jack of the Lantern" [?] Fiór Breug.
- Collector
- Peggie Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardgroom, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardgroom, Co. Cork
