School: Boston, Tubber (roll number 10763)
- Location:
- Boston, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Thos. Noone
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- (continued from previous page)to go in: The third wish was that anyone who would go riding on the little grey pony he had at home - he was tormented from black guards going riding on him - will stick to his back, and could not be released till he wished, or anyone who would pick gooseberries out of his gooseberry bush would stick to it until it was his pleasure to release him. He thanked Our Lord and walked on till he reached Portumna Bridge.
The devil appeared to him and said, "you prayed here when going to America that I would be with you if you had not money coming back" and said the devil "I am with you now and you will have to come with me" "Keep away from me," said Jack, "as I am a dangerous man." Yet the devil still persevered and Jack said "Get into my budget" and the devil had to obey. Jack put the budget with the devil inside it, on his back and walked till he came to a forge. He left the budge on the anvil and asked the smith to sledge it. The smith would not do so till Jack told him what was inside, and then both Jack and the smith sledged until they knocked one eye out of the devil. He then came home satisfied with the budget, containing the devil having(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Noone
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rockvale, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Patrick Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rockvale, Co. Clare