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1. The Devil's Mill (continued)

   

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   happiness and pleasure with all the gold he had until the twenty one years were up. Then he began to get down-hearted and did not know what to do. He was retired to his room and he was reading his bible and trying to content himself. The devil appeared to him and told him to be preparing that in a week his twenty one years would be up,so when the twenty one years were up the devil came to him in the room and told him he would have to give him something to do and if he was able to do it he would have to go with him to-morrow. The squire brought the devil to a river in his own land and he said that he would have to build a mill two story high and have it built and slated before twelve o'clock the next day. The squire thought the devil would not be able to build it that short of time. Early next morning he was called by one of his servants and the servant told him that the mill was built below at the river, he

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   AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)

   AT1174: Making a Rope of Sand

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ellen Rattigan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilroosky, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   John Oates

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Address

   Corry, Co. Roscommon