School: Claonar agus Carraig, Cill an Mhuilinn
- Location:
- Killavullen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Síothcháin
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- (continued from previous page)the smith and the smith beat him. When the farmer saw him alive in the morning he was so surprised that he gave him £10 which he sent home to his children. He slept all day until night came and he went on the second night and the same thing happened they fought and the smith won. Ten more pound to send home so the smith went to his night duty as usual and this was his third night. Out in the night a ghost appeared to him, and he put a groad grin on his face and started his fight with the smith as usual, but this night he got the best
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of the fight, but when he had the smith nearly worn out he said "I won't do any more to you you are the man that played the game with me on top of the mountain a couple of nights ago, against the two others. We were playing that time for two pots of gold, and when you helped me to win the game, I won the gold". He then gave one of the pots of gold to the smith and the other to the man of the castle. So the smith went home with plenty of money although he left home poor.
- Informant
- John Cox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Lackanamona, Co. Cork
