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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 01_005

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  1. A Leipreachan

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    My father told me that an old shoemaker named Mr Baker lived near a rath at Athgaruan. He was very poor and he was always watching a Leipreachan in the rath at night. One night he caught a Leipreachan and held him tight and watched him very close by. The man asked him
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tim Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Kildare