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School: An Bháinseach (C.) (roll number 11965)

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Bansha, Co. Tipperary
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Eibhlín, Bean Uí Mheiscill
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    wet and tired until daylight in the morning. Dark November was his month He was not seen for the last thirty years.
    * The Devil threw him a lighted sop "Take that", says he, "and go fooling people for the rest of your time, like you fooled me" And so Jack O' the Lantern came to be.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballymacady, Co. Tipperary