School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 408
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- (continued from previous page)He gave it to the boy and then he let off the leprahuan
- Lepreachauns are little men that are put minding gold.
They wear a little red coat and a green trousers and hat and are said to have magic power,
A story is told about one of these little men. At a place called Aylebrack about two miles and a half at the East of Miltown Malbay.
It happened one day that there was a cattle fair in Miltown and a man went from Moy to the fair.
At the fair he sold his cattle and he came back by Aylebrack.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Paddy Malone
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Patrick Commane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 71
- Address
- Aillbrack, Co. Clare
