1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha

School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 302

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 302

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha
  2. XML Page 302
  3. XML “The Leipreachán”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Leipreachán

    Share Share Post
    The leipreachan is a small man wearing a cap with a tossle on it and a red jacket.
    He usually sits under a furze bush, his occupation is mending shoes for the other leipreachans. He has a purse of gold around his neck and when anybody would see him they would know at once who he was, and demand the purse of gold of him. The leipreachan is a very clever little fellow and while any human being is demanding the money from him he says something to distract his attention then if the person happens to look around the little fellow disappears.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Mary Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry