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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 070

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    She gave a great party at which the Doctor and Death were present. There was an empty bottle on the table. The Doctor asked who would be able to jump into the bottle. Death said he would so he jumped in. The Doctor corked it and threw it into a river.
    Some time afterwards some fishermen were fishing and got the bottle. They thought that it was whisky as they opened it and out jumps Death. The people started dying again.
    He came back again to the Doctor and said "I have you now." The Doctor asked that he might be spared (and another while Death
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0332: Godfather Death
    AT0910B: The Servant's Good Counsels
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Jordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo