School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 134

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  1. A "leipreachan" is about a foot high. He is dressed in a red suit and lives mostly in a fort. The most thing he does is to fix shoes. People think that he had gol dhis mostly under a whitethorn bush, about two feet down into the ground, and under a flag.
    Long ago people thought that a "leipreachan" used to help people. He would tell the person that would be asking the gold of him, to look around, and if they
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo