School: Fearglass (roll number 15616)

Location:
Fearglass South, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Floinn
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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,
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    Folktales index
    AT0313: The Girl as Helper
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ann Colreny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonlaughil, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Eugene O' Neill
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male