School: Árd Raithín (roll number 6260)
- Location:
- Ardrahan, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Tomás S. Ó Meadhra
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“Once upon a time, long, long time ago there lived an old black-smith close to Turloch.”
(continued from previous page)chair that he cannot leave it until I let him go. You have them now Jack and if you asked better you would get it. Jack thanked him and he thanked Jack also and away he went. Poor Jack was working away every day and received no pay. At a distance he saw a gentleman coming and he said I am in for something now. He came in to Jack and asked him to shoe his horse. I will says Jack but tell me who are you, I am a messanger from hell. I will give you any gift you ask of me if you sell your soul to me for seven years. Muise I do not care seven years is a long time and I won't be alive when you come again. Ask away now Jack he said first that my forge may never run short from rod iron nor coal, second that my shop shall never run short of beer and ale and third that I can be eating and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolfin, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolfin, Co. Galway