School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)
- Location:
- Farahy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Mac Fheorais
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- (continued from previous page)parrot" She went away and knocked at the door and the devil's servant came to her and said "Come in and meet the devil" So fate (faith) she thought of the little man. "Oh no says she tell the devil come out." He came out anyway and all the grádh mo croidhe of the world he had for her. "Come in poor woman and set down for yourself." Oh no" says she "I am in a terrible hurry home to my little family that are starving with the hungar. Give me ten pounds for this pig and a gold rod and a parrot." So he gave them to her and she went home and she struck the table and everything that was wanted for supper appeared on the table. Anything she wanted to change she need only strike it with the rod. When her sister heard all this she did the same. She put a pig on her back and went away to the devil. When she came to the little gate she met the doony man and he asked where was she going but she said to him "Never mind where I am going." She went away until she came to the devil's door and knocked. Who came out to her but the devil. "Oh come in poor woman". "Alright begor said she so she went in and sat down by the big fire and had her tea with them. So in the finish she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Miss Peggy Hannan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graigue, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballintlea South, Co. Cork
