School: Inch, Borris
- Location:
- Clanagh, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Michael J. O'Donoghue
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- (continued from previous page)put him in but the Devil could not touch him as head medals on his neck. He then asked him to make a crook for him. The smith said he would but he should get out and hold the iron for him to twist. The Devil thought he would please the smith and he got out and went into the forge. When he went in the smith took up the hammer and hit him in the forehead and killled him and he got a great deal of money on him. The horses and carriages dissappeared and he was left all the money and he lived a very old man and he lived a very holy man afterwards.
- Collector
- Brigid Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowlin, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Owen Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gowlin, Co. Carlow