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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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    that his time was up. Jack asked the devil would he have a drink and the devil said he would. Jack went into another room and put a sleeping drug into the devil's drink. After some time the devil went to sleep.
    Then Jack tied him to an iron gate and got a saw and began to saw the horns off him. When the devil wakened he began to shout "Let me go, let me go, |I will not bother you any more. Jack untied the devil and as soon as he did, the devil disappeared.
    When Jack died he went down to hell but the devil would not let him in, and Jack said, "Will you give me a light, I am not able to get back to the earth in the dark. The devil gave him a lantern.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Mc Elroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford