School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 007
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- Once upon a time there was a black-smith whose name was Jack. He was doing well with his trade till he began to drink. Then no-one used to come to him at all.
One day he was sitting on the anvil in his forge and the devil appears to him and said "Jack, I am going to make a bargain with you". Jack wondered at the devil making a bargain with him, and asked him what it was.
The devil told him that he would give him a bag of gold on one condition, that he would come with him at the end of ten years. So Jack went away to America and had a very good time. He came home a day before the ten years was up.
At twelve o'clock that night the devil appeared to him and told him(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Mc Elroy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
