School: Dunree
- Location:
- Dunreagh, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Maighréad Condún
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- (continued from previous page)who was getting angry "And as you dont believe me I'll make myself into a shilling again."
And so he did. When Willie saw the shilling he put it in his purse on the anvil and took the (sll) sledge-hammer and began to wallop the purse for dear life. "Let me out, Let me out."
"I'll let you out if you promise not to take me back with you." "Alright I wont take you with me."
So Willie took the shilling out and before you could wink Willie saw the black coat-tails of the devil vanishing out of the door of the forge.
Willie died a long time after and alas! he went to hell when he came to the gate of Hell and the devil looked at him and screamed "Send him away." "I heartily assure you I dont want to go in", said Willie "but how am I going to find my way up this dark(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dympna Condon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cookstown, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Mr Matt Gargan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Shopkeeper
- Address
- Cill Dhéagláin, Co. na Mí
