School: Béal Trágha
- Location:
- Carrowreagh or Craignacally, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlín Nic Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 449
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“Liam-na-Go or Willie the Wisp was an Irish Blacksmith who lived away in a distant part.”
(continued from previous page)gave them to Liam na-Go. Now Liam says he I will grant you as I said three requests. Well says Liam "said he" as long as you can do it gave me a box to hold my money that no person devil can open but myself. Gave me a sledge hamer that even the devil himself catches it he won't be able to let it go without my orders, my third requests is that you may leave a stool in the forge a stool that any mortal sits on will never rise without my liberty to do so. These are my three witty requests. But you will get them box sledge and stool came down the chimney. The box jumped into Liams pocket the stool hopped to the side wall the sledge ran to the anvil. The druid left the forge and the smith went on with his work. That(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Edward Toland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doagh Isle, Co. Donegal