School: Cill Cruain (B)

Location:
Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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  1. In my district nowa days I hear of no fairies been seen in it but long ago there was a man who caught Leprechaun and killed him and buried him inside a style. Shortly afterwards of the man was by passing on horseback when suddenly the horse frightened and the man fell and was killed (after) after that no one could cross the style without a man's hand coming up out of the group to stop them.
    One night a man caught the hand and another man appeared and asked hum to walk nine miles every might so the man did and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Shiel
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnageeragh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Joe Bodkin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tobinstown, Co. Galway