Jack O'lantern the full story

What follows is a story that has been passed down from generation upon generation in my family it is the story of how the Jack O’Lantern came to be.
It all started in Ireland the place where my mother’s family (well half of it any way) with a man called Stingy Jack. The tale says that Stingy Jack had invited the devil to have a drink with him. And true to his name Jack didn’t want to pay for the drinks, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin to pay for the drinks. When the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and so put the coin in his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the devil from changing back into his original form. Well this made the Devil furious. Jack eventually freed the Devil under the condition that the Devil wouldn’t bother him for a year, and that should Jack die, he could not claim his soul.
The next year the Devil came looking for Jack. And conniving Stingy Jack tricked the Devil into climbing a tree to pick an apple. While Satan was still in the tree, Jack carved a cross into the bark of the tree so the Devil could not climb down. Jack then struck another deal with the Devil. Jack made the Devil promise that he would not bother Jack for ten more years.
Soon after the Devils promise, Jack died. And as the legend goes, God would not allow such an insalubrious figure into Heaven. And the Devil true to his word did not lay claim on his soul, refused to allow Jack into Hell. But the Devil was upset about being tricked sent Jack into the cold, dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the burning coal into a carved-out turnip.
People started carving their own lanterns to scare away the lost soul of Stingy Jack and other evil spirits. So remember the story of Stingy Jack, and no harm shall befall you.