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School: Lurga (roll number 12574)

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Lurga, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraig Ó Fogartaigh
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    himself. He walked across the fields, and who did he meet, but the devil the red haired woman met. The two devils began fighting. They hit each other on the heads and the spell was broken. They were back once more into human beings. The devil the red haired woman met was a neighbour of the man that she changed. The red haired woman was a witch, and she was insane, and she did not know what she was doing. It was she that changed the first man she met into a devil. She was never seen again after that.
    Anna Fogarty,
    Tubber,
    Co. Galway.
    Told by. Pat Hassett (39 yrs)
    Tubber, p.o.
    Co. Galway.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Fogarty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tubber, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pat Hassett
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    39
    Address
    Tubber, Co. Galway