School: Puttore (roll number 15149)
- Location:
- Pottore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Leanna Ní Ghafraidh (Cafferty)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0223, Page 248
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- (continued from previous page)make a half-crown of yourself and he did so he did.
Billy closed the purse on him and turned for home talking to himself about the hammering they'd give him on the anvil. When he arrived him with him, them all started to whale him on the anvil. So he craved him to let him go that he'd have lots of money while he'd live. So he let him off so he did. Willie started to work harder than eve and the town of Trim grew bigger & bigger on the devils money. So the final came that Willie died and he struck off for hell. When the auld Devil saw him coming he says here's Willie and he'll trick us all. "Don't let him in. But give him a wisp and light it for him." So from that day to this Willie the Wisp is going about with his spell on his back.
- Collector
- Leonna M. Cafferty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Peadar Mac Guidhir
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 21
- Address
- Glangevlin, Co. Cavan
