Imleabhar: CBÉ 0221
Ar an leathanach seo
(gan teideal) (ar lean)
“There was a smith one time and he was goin' home late at night...”
(ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)to make up the money they owed him, ten pounds each and if they hadn’t it by that time they could give him something to do that would have something to do with their trade and if he was able to do it they would have to go with him to hell but if he wasn’t able to do it he would let them off free. Then the divil went off with himself and all the tradesmen decided there and then that they would make the divil do some work that he couldn’t do. So they all went home. Twelve months after this they all met again in the same place and the divil wasn’t long appearing on the scene. He asked them were they ready for him and they all said they were, and also told him that they didn’t fear him in the(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)