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The Devil

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Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son by striking a deal with his ailing mother. A French story adapted to an Irish setting.

Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son when she strikes a deal to sit with his ailing Mother until she dies.

The first of five French stories adapted to an Irish setting and read by James Ellis,

Recorded on location in a picturesque thatched cottage at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Holywood.

Producer: Heather Brennon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

15 minutes

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Mon 6 Feb 201721:00
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