School: Clochar na Trócaire, Gort Inse Guaire

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Gort, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúracha na Trócaire
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    and said to St Peter that the devil would not let him in, St. Peter gave him a lantern, and said he would be around the world for ever with the lantern and people would call him "Jack of the Lantern".
    Moira Burke,
    Convent School,
    Gort.
    Std VI
    Told to me by my father
    Thomas Burke,
    Beagh,
    Gort.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maria Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Burke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beagh, Co. Galway