School: Finternagh
- Location:
- Finternagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: C. Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 300
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- There were Leipreacháins in the country long ago. They were called fairies. They lived in lonely places. There is a precipice in our field. There is a drain running through it. It was said that fairies lived there. Round rings of clay higher than the rest were seen in the field beside this. It was said that fairies were playing there.
- Long ago there were Leipreachains all through the country. They were also called fairies. They lived in forts. They had paths(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna May Halton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lurganaveele, Co. Cavan
