School: Beann-chorr (roll number 13808)
- Location:
- Beannchar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Hairt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 289
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The Devil visits his own.
Once upon a time there was a man and his three sons living in the house.
One night the father said he lost his beads abroad at the gate, and he told the oldest boy to go out in search of it. He said he was afraid so he told the second boy to go out and he said he was afraid to. He then told the youngest boy to go out and so he did.
When he went as far as the gate he saw a man and the man said to him, "will you bring me as far as that light beyond there", "I would not be able, said the boy, you are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Madeline Lynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fochaill, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mary Anne Lynn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 39
- Address
- Fochaill, Co. Mhaigh Eo
