School: Cill Tormóir (Kiltormer) (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Kiltormer, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Muineacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0056, Page 0411
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- A Fairy StoryOn Pat Mannion's land in Adderagool about two miles from Kiltormer village there is a lisheen. It is supposed that there is a grasey leprechaen in it. He was seen by a man named Andy Finnerty but Andy did not mind him. He was dressed in a corduroy britches and he had a green coat and cap on him. He was mending a shoe under a bush at the side of the lisheen. About a week after this another man (named Briscoe) saw the grasey leprechaen. He tried to catch him but he was unable to do so. The grasey had a big iron bar. He struck Briscoe on the leg with it and knocked him. Briscoe began to screech. There was a tinker passing by and he heard the roaring of the man. He went in over the ditch to where the grasey was beating Briscoe. He put a crucifix in his hand. Briscoe held the crucifix in his hand until he reached home. He never went after the grasey leprechaen again.Michael Doorhy, Graveshill, Kiltormer, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
- Collector
- Michael Doorhy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Graveshill, Co. Galway
