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Séamus Ó Laochdha
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  1. How Will O' the Wisp Originated (continued)

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    He has the best right to you' All right says Will Ill go down to my friend below stairs. He went down and knocked at the door and some wan asked who was there "Tell him ' says Will " tis his old friend Will Cooper.' 'Don't let that fellow in here or he'll rise damnation among us all'. "It can't be says Will ' you are going to leave me out here in the cowld and it so dark? 'Light him a wad ' says he 'and give it to him and let him go away out of that ' so Will took the wad in his hand and he is going around the world to this day as Will o' the wisp.'
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Will-o’-the-wisp (~74)
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Donnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Knockatomcoyle, Co. Wicklow