School: An Carraigín (roll number 13836)
- Location:
- Carrigeen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Oireachtaigh
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- (continued from previous page)it and that all the blacksmiths' hammers or machine hammers wouldn’t cut it "Oh Willie you didn’t wish for something good" said the stranger Willie got all he asked for.
The morning he was expecting the devil he went out to his forge to have two horse shoes made before the devil would come and to have his armchair set in the forge The devil came in at last and said to Willie " The seven years are up now, you get all the money you wanted , you had a good time so you must come with me now. I'm making a set of shoes for an eminent friend of mine I have two of them made so will you sit down until I make the other two. I'll go with you then and throth. I'll be long enough with you still" The devil sat down in the arm chair and was held there. Willie threw down the shoes walked out and left the devil alone for a whole month. One morning he went into the forge and says he to the devil" Are you long enough there.” He answered "I am" and if you let me out of this chair now I’ll give(continues on next page)
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