1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Lankill

School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 01_019

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 01_019

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Lankill
  2. XML Page 01_019
  3. XML “Fighting the Devil”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Fighting the Devil (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    began the work. The devil appeared and began pelting fire at the man, who replied by shaking holy water at the devil. The neighbours could see nothing but the sparks and coals flying in all directions. The man finally got the better of the devil with the holy water. But his clothes were burned and his face scorched. There are people still living that saw the man with his face burned. The dead man then told him he was now free and that he was going to heaven.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs A. Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo