{"id":5134,"date":"2021-11-16T08:40:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T08:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=5134"},"modified":"2021-11-15T22:52:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:52:30","slug":"the-carnmoney-vicar-and-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-carnmoney-vicar-and-the-devil\/","title":{"rendered":"The Carnmoney Vicar and the Devil"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Carnmoney<\/a>
Carnmoney Church near Belfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The vicar of Carnmoney was a greedy sort for money
\nSo the histories of the time of him tell
\nThe Devil spotted the weakness, the greed and lack of meekness
\nOffered wealth for life if the Reverend his soul he would sell<\/p>\n

The Reverend was a clever sort as well the Devil knew
\nBut was willing to risk his soul though a man of God to spite that
\nAt the prospect he gave thought of what to do he aught,
\nDemanded the devil fill with gold coins his old hat.<\/p>\n

Though wary the devil did feel, he felt the sentiment real
\nAs down beside the Reverend on a chair he did sit
\nNo matter now much he willed, or the hat he filled,
\nIt still took more, most falling through a slit.<\/p>\n

The coins rattled off each other, they both looked at each other
\nThe Devil knew that this time he was beat
\n“I have paid more than your worth for your life since your birth
\nThis is the price for your soul with me that you have set!”<\/p>\n

The Devil went away, and until the appointed day
\nCarnmoney spent with glee byuing all that he could own,
\nThe Irish of the Gael, and the Scots too did regale
\nSaid the works of the Devil himself the Vicar had known.<\/p>\n

While reading his bible one day, the Devil in happened to stray
\nSaid to the Vicar, “This it is now your time to come with me”
\n“Sure, said the vicar, you have a walk about, till this candle here burns out
\nThen on our way foreever we will be!”<\/p>\n

When the Devil’s back was turned, he snuffed out the wick as the candle burned,
\nHid it there among the bibles sacred pages
\nLocked in a chest with his Gold of which we earlier told
\nSent the Devil on his way in demonic rages!<\/p>\n

It is said when he was dead and in his coffin placed
\nThe candle and the bible were placed in his hands
\nIt takes a clever chap indeed to beat the Devil without a slap
\nFor his nature being of the same nature he understands!<\/p>\n

Background – the story of Rev Colville, who struck a deal with the Devil and got the better of him. As Fr Ted would say, “Them Protestants, up to no good as usual!”<\/p>\n

Reference: The story (among others) retold online<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The vicar of Carnmoney was a greedy sort for money So the histories of the time of him tell The Devil spotted the weakness, the greed and lack of meekness Offered wealth for life if the Reverend his soul he would sell The Reverend was a clever sort as well …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,54,169,4498,1],"tags":[4441,4499,1406,4501,78,4502,4503,4500],"class_list":["post-5134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-folklore-and-legend","category-ireland","category-myths-and-tales","category-striking-a-deal-with-the-devil","category-uncategorized","tag-anglican","tag-carnmoney","tag-devil","tag-folk-tale","tag-ghost-story","tag-presbyterian","tag-selling-soul-to-the-devil","tag-vicar","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1kO","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5028,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/when-the-devil-was-beat-by-duffy\/","url_meta":{"origin":5134,"position":0},"title":"When The Devil Was Beat by Duffy","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"13th August 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A common folk story in Europe, in North Longford it was attributed to a local blacksmith as the hero of the tale, recorded in @duchas_ie. 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