School: The Neale (B.)
- Location:
- Neale, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0103, Page 098
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- (continued from previous page)coming out of the house from which they were banished, each with a piece of paper in its mouth. Long ago people used to gather in the forges telling stories.Once upon a time a smith was coming home from a fair when he met a devil. The devil said to him "would you like to be able to make money," "I would" replied the smith. The devil then showed him how to make money on one condition; namely, that the smith should go to hell with him when (the) twenty years had elapsed. The smith agreed. Every day he made money until his house and forge was full of money. When the twenty years were up, two devils came for the smith, but he caught them and welded and riveted their tail's together. When they went home, the devil sent the cleverest devil he had for the smith. The smith told the devil to sit on the anvil while he was waiting. He did. When(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs French
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Neale, Co. Mayo
