School: Lower Warren (roll number 7793)

Location:
Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Liam Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 434

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    All right sit down there in that arm chair until in get ready. He sat down and could not get up . After a while Willie let him go. Some time after Willie died and he went to the gates of heaven and the would not let him in and he went to hell and the would not let him in there. So the said Willie will will have you sledging and sitting in arm-chairs all the day of out all the day of our f life if we leave him in here. So the got a wisp and lit it in the fire of hell and gave it to Willie and he went off with himself so that is Willie the wisp going around until the end of time.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Will-o’-the-wisp (~74)
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dora Mara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullywood, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Jimmie Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbonny, Co. Westmeath