School: Teamhrán (C.) (roll number 14834)

Location:
Tavraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Conmara
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  1. Once upon a time there lived a blacksmith he was a drunkard he drank every penny he earned he had a dog and he had nothing to give him and he had not a bite to eat himself he had no nails or no iron to make them and he had no iron to make shoes. He was very hungry one day, it was the time Our Lord and his Blessed Mother were on earth as he was thinking of what he would do, a woman came to the door she had a donkey with her she asked him
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    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Marie Dunleavy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tavraun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Edward Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    33
    Address
    Glentavraun, Co. Mayo