School: Naomh Nioclás, An Cladach (Buachaillí) (roll number 4501)

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1. Leprechaun's Gold (continued)

   

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   known as "Fairy-cobbler."
   Money means little to him. He is supposed to have a pot of gold hidden at the end of the rainbow.
   This is a story about it: One day a man saw the Leprechaun mending shoes and he trapped him easily. He made sure to keep a good grip on him. The Leprechaun said "Oh! look at the bull behind you!" The man turned, but there was no bull, no Leprechaun, and no chance of a pot of gold.

   

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2. Mermaidens

   

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   We have no other name on the Mermaid but as it stands. It is supposed to be a half-woman and half-fish. Sometimes on Summer nights it comes up on the shingle and it sits down on a large rock. This fish-like creature is supposed to have a golden comb. She combs her hair and is any person happens to interrupt her she immediately swims far out to seas. There is an interesting story about a

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Doyle

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mrs Doyle

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   39

   Address

   Na Duganna Nua, Co. na Gaillimhe