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School: Coiscéim (B.) (roll number 3886)

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Kishkeam Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Ceallacháin
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    He went down to hell and he peeped in the key hole. The devil got a red iron and he burned Jacky's nose. Jacky is seen in bogs since with a light in his nose and that is why he is called "Jacky the Lantern"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Scannell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenreagh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Dan Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Glenreagh, Co. Cork