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School: Gaddyduff (B.) (roll number 16642)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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    Once upon a time there lived a man down in Buna a Cric and he was a blacksmith. One day he had no money at all so he said he would sell himself to the devil. So one day the devil came and gave him a bag of gold and told him that he would call for him in another year and another day. So when the year and day was up the devil came to the
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    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Ant Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Dan Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Donegal