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1. Local Forges (continued)

   

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   making shoes for horses and donkeys. There is a large anvil in the middle of the floor for shaping the shoes.

   There is a forge in the townland of Newbrook. Mr Perry owns it. He makes horse shoes and donkey shoes. There is a little stream flowing behind the forge. He cools the shoes in the stream. The roof is made of tin. Mr Perry has a heap of old horse shoes. He reddens the old horse shoes and makes new ones. There is a big fire burning in the forge for reddening the iron shoes. When he reddens the shoes he shapes them on the anvil.

   

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2. Leipreacáin

   

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   Leipreacans One night long ago about midnight a man was going through a wood in Pine Forest. He saw a Leipreacán sitting under a big tree. The man crept up behind the tree and jumped on him. The man asked him for gold. The Leipreacán said look at the big

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. leprechauns (~1,007)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick O' Toole

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rockbrook, Co. Dublin