School: Lucan (B.)

Location:
Lucan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
M. Mac Rois
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    finished all but one window. At this time Lord Annaly was talking to the man who was after finishing the mill. He was smoking a pipe at the time, then he put his hand into his pocket and took out his handkerchief, and when he unrolled it a shilling dropped from it, at that minute he stooped down to pick it up, and he caught sight of the cloven hoof of the mason and he knew who the man was. Ever since that, the mill is called. "The Devil's Mill"
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    Folktales index
    AT0812: The Devil's Riddle
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Coleman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Weirview, Co. Dublin