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   Then they heard about a smith in Derry and no one could beat him in any smith work, so the smith thought that he should go. The wee man said that they would sit down to have a smoke. They were not long sitting until the smith fell fast asleep, and when he wakened they were in Derry, and they looked around to see where the Derry smith lived.
   They went into his forge and asked if he was the man that could beat anyone in any smith work and the man in the forge said he was, and anyone that would win would get £500. Then they drew lots to see on which one would the trick fall, so it fell on the Derry man.
   The Derry man went up and began to blow the bellows, and out of the fire ran some grains of wheat. The other smith went up and blew the bellows and out ran pigeons and ate up the wheat. Then the Derry man blew again and out ran a trout. Then the other smith blew then and out ran an otter and ate up the trout.
   The Derry man said that he was beaten, and he gave the smith £500, so the two left and did not go very far until the two fell asleep, and when they looked around were on the top of a big hill, and the wee man asked him did he know where he was, and the smith said he did not know where

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   AT0753: Christ and the Smith

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary O' Neill

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   15

   Address

   Drumgorman, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Hugh Blaney

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   40

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Drumgorman, Co. Donegal