School: Taghmon (roll number 1762)
- Location:
- Taghmon, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: John J. Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 246
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“Once upon a time two men were passing by a house owned by Mr Parle Clovervalley about three miles from the village of Taghmon.”
Once upon a time two men were passing by a house, owned by Mr. Parle Clovervalley about three miles from the village of Taghmon. They saw a grand man standing in the door of the house.
The man asked the other two men to play a game of cards. They went in and sat down at the table. They played one game of cards, and the man asked the two men to play another game.They were playing a second game
and one of the men let a card fall.
He stooped down to put pick the card up, and he saw the cloven foot, under the table. The man that saw the cloven foot, asked his companion to come home, and he said he would.
When the man that saw(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Kelly
- Gender
- Male