School: Monaghan (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16723)

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   At Stranooden fort and Tallenclave fort Leipreacháins were seen. People saw them marching from one fort to the other. A man named Molloy lived near the Forts and he was a cobbler. His house was L shaped. He said to his neighbours that he often saw the wee men, who were dressed in green coats and red hats mending shoes outside the fort on bright moonlight nights. One night he tried to capture one, but the little man gave an awful shout and Molloy took his eyes off the Leipreacháin to see what gave him such a fright. When he looked where the "wee man" was he had disappeared. From that night out he never saw the Leipreacháin again.

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2. Leipreacháin

   

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   A short distance from Liseraw Fort, one of the most perfect forts in Ireland, which lies about four miles south of Monaghan town just off the old coach road, lived a man named James ---. During his time Leipreacháin were in the Lios. Often as James would be feeding his cattle he could hear the sound

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