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1. The Leipreachán (continued)

   

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   3.
   One day a man went to the fair. It was dark when he was returning, he had a cow. A leipreachan came out across the road and asked the man to sell the cow for a bottle. The man passed on and did not mind him. The leipreachan was about two feet high, he had a big yellow hat and yellow clothes on him. He had yellow shoes with turned up tops. He is usually making shoes. One day a man head the leipreachan hammering shoes. He had not time to look for him.

   4. The leipreachan is usually called the gréasuidhe. He is a small man with a very old face. He wears a white coat and a tall red hat. He lives in a small hillock near trees. He is supposed to sit on top of the hillock every night making shoes.
   It is an old tradition that a man caught him once. He made him show him where the gold was. The leipreachan showed him a spot in the middle

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   AT0750A: The Wishes

   Language

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   Collector

   Bridie Sweeney

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   James Miskell

   Gender

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   Address

   Doon Lower, Co. Galway

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   Teresa Glynn

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   Address

   Fohanagh, Co. Galway

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   Address

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