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School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

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Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 422

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    a (publ) public house and (that) the smith said that he had no money and that he was very dry. Then he said to the man "Turn yourself into a lump of gold and I will put you in my purse and I will go in and have a good drink" So he turned himself into a lump of gold and the smith put him in his purse and he went in to the public house and drank his fill. And then when he came out he turned for home. Then when he went to bed that night he put his purse under his head. Then his wife said in the middle of the night that there was some thing jumping under their heads and the (sin) smith said not to mind that he knew what it was and she said it should be the devil that was there and with that the devil spoke and said to let him out and "I will have no more to do with you". Then the sm(o)ith opened his purse and off the devil flew in a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs O' Donnell
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary