School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)
- Location:
- Ballyfin, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 238
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- The leopreachan weare a purple coat and a red cap. His height is about six inches.
When the sun is going down he sits under a lone tree making shoes for the fairies. They give him gold and silver for making the shoes. He has a little pot and he puts his money into the little pot. You would want to be very quick to get his money.
- Collector
- Teresa Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ockanaroe, Co. Laois
