School: Bun Machan
- Teacher: Íde, Bean Uí Chobhthaigh
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- Daniel Gambon
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- Address
- Lisnageragh, Co. Waterford
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- William Gambon
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- Address
- Lisnageragh, Co. Waterford
- Card-playing was a custom in almost every house in Ireland in days gone by and it is kept up in many houses to the present day.
One night a crowd of men were assembled together in a certain neighbour's house card-playing. They were playing away peacefully for some time until at last an argument arose between two men as both of them accused each other of cheating. In the house where they were playing there was a fowl-house just in the room(continues on next page)
