School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

Location:
Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 175

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 175

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cormeen
  2. XML Page 175
  3. XML “A Funny Story”
  4. XML “A Funny Story”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Once upon a time there was an old tinker who used to go from house to house begging for his living. The people called him "Dick the tinker". He always carried a bag on his back and anyone who touched it, stuck to it.
    One day the devil appeared to him and
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Brogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lislin, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Larry O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeter, Co. Cavan