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School: Kildavin, Ferns

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Kildavin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 291

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    a very quick rate all over the country and as he went along people got up on the car. They were all people which he knew were dead a long time and they started to talk to him.
    Next when they came to a certain well the Leipreachán stopped. He told him that if he came to the well on that night week and digged under a bush that grew beside the well he would find a pot of gold. The Leipreachán started off again and left in the car in his own yard. He had been all night with the Leipreachán.
    The next morning his wife missed h imi and she went out to look for him. She found him int he car but he wasn't able to talk. He didn't
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Fennelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Ballyshancarragh, Co. Carlow