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1. The Leprachaun

   

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   There are not very many old people around this district, and therefore I cannot gather many stories about the leprechaun.
   One Summer's evening as my mother was going for a bucket of water, about eight o'clock, and on her journey near the well, she saw this little man with a green jacket, and a red cap.
   And not knowing what it was, she ran away, and when she returned he had disappeared.

   

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2. Riddles

   

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   What goes up when rain comes down? = An umbrella. When is a horse, not a horse? = When he is turned into a field. What is the difference between a farmer, and a dressmaker? = One gathers what he sows, and another sews what he gathers. What coin is no good to a King? = A Half a crown, because he cannot wear it. What ship never goes to sea? = Scholarship. What did Adam first set in the Garden of Eden? = His foot.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máire Ní hAnlon

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Brittas, Co. Dublin