School: Caisleán an Fhrinnsigh (roll number 11707/10648)

Location:
Castle Ffrench, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Micheál Mac Shiúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0044, Page 0077

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0044, Page 0077

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  1. The leprechaun is a very small man, and he wears a red suit of clothes. He lives in the woods and his trade is shoe-making. People say he has a big purse of money and if anyone catches him he will get the money.
    It is said that one night a man named John Hunt said that he would search for the leprechaun and get the money. He found him and he kept him by the throat until the leprechaun showed him the places where the money was. He looked but could not find it, and when he turned round the leprechaun had disappeared.
    People see mermaids in the sea very often but long ago one came ashore. At that time the people wee very much in want and could not get anything. After a while she learnt to speak to the people and she told them that three cows would come to Ireland and that
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Gordon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway