School: Cill Iubhair (roll number 10095)
- Location:
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Ceithearnaigh
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have not a job that I am not able to do the two of ye will have to come with me" So the two men went home thinking of their job. When the twelve months were up the devil came knocking at the tailor's door. The tailor said "Come in." When he opened the door who was there but the devil looking for his job. So the tailor got a box of scrap and told him to make a candle and light it for him. Then the devil started off fiddling with the box of scrap until he made his candle. When he had it made he took out a box of matches and lit it for him. He said he would have to come with him. Then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Burns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Burns
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
