School: Borris (B.)

Location:
Borris, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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  1. Long, long ago Paddy Gallagher and myself were sitting by the fire. Mr. Bill Savage told us about a story. The story is. One time a man said he would ride against the devil. Soon a man came up to him and it was the devil. He had a young horse. He asked the devil to go for a hunt and he said he would go. The two of them set off and the devil was in the lead.
    The devil won the race. When anyone would win a race they would be brought to a big party. The brought they devil to the party. After the party was over the[y] started to play cards. In the middle of the game one of the cards fell to the floor. A boy went to pick it up and as he did he saw (the cloven foot of the devil). Soon they people of the house sent for the minister and when he came the devil laught at him. Then they sent for the priest. The priest came and he said go three times before he went. The devil went up through a hole in the roof and ever since
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sonny Lawlor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Billy Savage
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow