School: Ballyheedy, Ballinhassig (roll number 15550)
- Location:
- Ballyheedy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Haonghusa
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 240
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- The leipreacán is a wee little man from 9" to 1' in height. He is dressed in a red coat and a knee breeches. He has a pair of long pointed shoes a red coat, and a high hat something like a helmet. He is supposed to live in a rath or lios and his usual occupation is shoemaking His favourite place for working is under a white thorn tree. Each leipreacan is supposed to be in charge of a crock of gold and if a person was fortunate enough to get hold of him and force the secret from him he would have plenty of gold for ever. But even when caught he is full of cunning He will try all sorts of plans to make his escape such as "Mind the bull behind you or "Strike him, "strike him" he would say. Then if the possessor of the little fellow would take his eyes off him he was gone. Once a man was walking along a road. As he was going along he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Kiely
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr C. Kiely
- Gender
- Male
