School: Gort an Ghainimh (roll number 16127)
- Location:
- Gortaganny, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Ó Cobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 442
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- There was a young man long ago and he was very fond of card-playing and drinking whiskey. He came short of money and he did not know what to do without money. A man met him and he going home in the night. "I often see you going home this road" said the man to him. "There is no help for it now" says he I have no money". "Now" says the man I'll give you money every time you'll want it if you will give me written by your own blood that you are mine at such and such a year at the end of twenty one years" It was the devil who was in it in the shape(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine Flanagan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowbehy, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- John Flanagan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowbehy, Co. Roscommon
