School: Graiguenamanagh (B.) (roll number 16311)

Location:
Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cuanáin
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  1. One time there lived a very rich man. He wa a protestant and his wife was a catholic. He spent all his money, and then he was very poor. He prayed to the devil to make him rich again. The devil said that if he made him a promise he would give him a purse that would never be emptied. The promise was that the devil would take the man's wife after seven years. The man promised that he would give the devil his wife. He had to got to a certain place every year to
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    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Coady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cottage Row, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Hayden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 73
    Occupation
    Widow
    Address
    Cottage Row, Co. Kilkenny