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School: Gaddyduff (B.) (roll number 16642)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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    came out again and the devil was still jumping in the smith's purse. And the devil said If you let me go and the devil went away. A year later the smith died and he went to hell. He knocked at the gates and the devil said whos there and he told him the devil gave him a blajing wisp and he is going about the world from that day to this with the blajing wisp in his hand and that's how he got his name called Willie the Wisp.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Ant Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Dan Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Donegal