School: Reary, Rosenallis (roll number 924)

Location:
Reary More, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Ml. Dagg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0823, Page 109

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  1. The Leprecaun is about nine inches in height. He dresses in a green suit and a red cap.He wears long pointed toed shoes. He lives in raths. He is a shoe maker. No people in the district ever caught him. They are not looked on as friendly people. They have never helped any human being. They have done harm to them. One day my father was ploughing in the field in which he was there were two blackthorn bushes growing. He ploughed up the bushes and threw them away. He went into his dinner at
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reary Beg, Co. Laois
    Informant
    John Dunne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reary Beg, Co. Laois