1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Windgap (C.), Thomastown

School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

Location:
Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 203

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 203

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: Windgap (C.), Thomastown
  2. XML Page 203
  3. XML “The Leiprechaun”

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 Leiprechaun (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    about his clothes. When he told him he was, the little man said he had taken them to keep him warm as he had to spend a few nights on the hills, but that he would repay him a hundred fold. A few nights after when he went into the house there was a big parcel at the bed which contained a nice suit of clothes. He pelted them out in the yard and the following night when he came to the house his bed was pulled out in the yard. He heard great noise and the little man spoke out and told Kelly when he was vexed about his clothes he would be soon without a
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Maureen Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    T. Davis
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Occupation
    Postman