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School: Sallybank

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Drumsillagh or Sallybank (Merritt), Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 137

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  1. How Jack the Lantern got his Name

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    In olden times and up to the present there is a man called Jack the Lantran, Jack was composed of a small blue light quenching and lightening travelling at a terrible speed by night. Jack in his young days was a blacksmith very fond of drink.
    He could not buy any material for his work shop. One day a man came travelling along with his donkey and went into Jack for a shoe. Jack said he had no coal, the man said "hadent he
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Fennessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghera, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Christopher Fennessy
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Smith
    Address
    Cloghera, Co. Clare