School: Fearglass (roll number 15616)
- Location:
- Fearglass South, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 414
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“One time Irish Paddy was at war.”
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“One night a man was coming home from his visit.”
One night a man was coming home from his visit. On his way he met the devil and he said to him. "I want you to do three jobs for me and if you are not able to do them I will cut your head off and hang it on a spike. Here is one job for you to go and catch that horse. The man tried to do so but he could not. He went to a little woman and talked to her about it. The little woman blew a whistle and the horse came and went into the stable and the man went to the devil and said,(continues on next page)