School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gabhrán, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0860, Page 201
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- The leprechaun is about two feet high. He is dressed in red & green & his shoes are turned up. This is a story of a local leprechaun. There is a pathway from Ling Vosha through Gleann Na Rocka to the Village of Gowran. Half way between there is a little well hidden by bushes.
Once a countryman was on his way to the village and he heard a sound of tapping like someone soling boots. He went on tiptoe thinking it was someone he knew intending to frighten him but to his great surprise it was a leprechaun. He got near enough to catch him by the neck.
The leprechaun struggled(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hannah Denieffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gabhrán, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mrs Denieffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gabhrán, Co. Chill Chainnigh
