School: Gort an Ghainimh (roll number 16127)

Location:
Gortaganny, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M. Ó Cobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 266

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 266

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  3. XML “Leprechaun or Mermaid”
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  2. The leipreachan is supposed to be a very small man. He is supposed to be six inches in height. He is dressed in a red suit and sometimes in a green. He lives in a lonely place known as a rath. This is a story about a man who tried to catch him. This man was about one night in a neighbour's house
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