School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)
- Location:
- Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 103
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- Once upon a time there lived a couple who were very happy. The devil was seven years trying to tempt them and he couldn't.
He used to go away roaring.
One day he came to a spring well and he met a woman. She asked what was wrong with him. He said "I am seven years trying to tempt a young couple" So he said to the woman that he would give her a purse if she would tempt them. The woman said that was very easily done.
"Well if you tempt them" said the devil
"I will give you a purse full of money
"Alright" she said
" I will do my best" The woman then went to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Hennelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornfield, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James Mac Dermot
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Knocknadrimna, Co. Mayo
