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School: Doohamlet

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Doohamlat, Co. Monaghan
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P. Mac an Bháird
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    One time there was a shoemaker who lived in the townland of Doohamlet. He was extraordinarily lazy so lazy was he, that he would not work to earn his living. He was always saying to himself if only i could meet a Leprechaun and get a crock of gold from him I would be rich for the rest of my life without working.
    One night as he was on his ceilidhe[?] he heard the people saying, if you were out on a bright moonlight night you might manage to meet a Leprechain at some fairy fort and get a crock of gold from him.
    The night happening to be very bright the man decided to come home past a fort that is in "Benny McMahon's" field. As he passed by a light rapping like the sound of a clock took his attention, looking sideways he
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Rice
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mas Mulligan
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Doohamlat, Co. Monaghan