School: Harold (B.), Dalkey

Location:
Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoláin
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  1. One night an old priest called Canon Doyle was walking up Knock-na-Cree road. He saw something on a wall and it asked him to turn against God. The priest knew the thing was the devil and he started to pray. The devil gave a howl and vanished. The next morning the [shape] of a man's foot and a hoof were found marked in the wall. The marks can be found marked in the left-hand side of the wall near the pillar-box on Knock-na-Cree road.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Keys
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Doyle
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Sorrento Road, Co. Dublin